Chapter 15

Which site will most likely experience rapid erosion?

Which of the following is true about how coasts are affected from the water side?

Factors that do not affect the appearance of a coast from the water side include

Factors that affect the appearance of a shoreline include

The orientation of a coastline affects the appearance of a shoreline primarily because it influences

Which of the following is true about how coasts are affected from the land side?

Climate influences the processes along coastal landscapes by

With the Moon in this position, which area will experience high tide?

With the Moon in this position, which area will experience low tide?

With the Sun and Moon in this position, the side of the Earth facing the Moon experiences

With the Sun and Moon in this position, the side of the Earth facing the Moon experiences

An area will experience high tide

High and low tides are caused by

There are two high tides and two low tides in each 25-hour period because

High tides are higher than average and low tides are lower than average when

If waves approach the shore at an angle, they

Which numbered location in this figure would be the wave base?

To which numbered depth would the effects of this wave likely reach?

The depth of wave base is the same as

Which of the following is true about how waves form and break upon the shore?

How do waves propagate across the water?

In a wave of oscillation, an individual water molecule near the surface will move

If multiple waves on the ocean are approaching the same point, but arriving from different directions, the result is most likely to be

Rip currents form because

If you are caught in a rip current, the best thing to do is to

Which of the following parts of a coast is more likely to experience intense erosion?

Which of the following can influence whether a coast gains or loses sand with time?

Which of the following is not a possible source of large stones along a shoreline?

Sand and other sediment

Which way is the current moving along this coastline?

This spit is a(n) _______ landform.

If this spit continues to grow, cutting off the lagoon, it will become a

The sea cave in this photograph formed by

This wave-cut platform indicates

What features are shown in this photograph?

Over time, a spit will grow

Which of the following features is generally composed of bedrock?

The typical setting of a sea cave or sea stack is

Which of the following features was not an important process contributing to the formation of Cape Cod into its present-day shape?

The small island on the lower right of this photograph is a(n)

The left to right slope of the small island on the lower right of this photograph tells us that

This feature is a(n)

The feature pictured below formed as

It has been proposed that the reason that the Pacific Ocean has many more coral reefs than the Atlantic Ocean is that

What was a key point demonstrated by photographs in the textbook from before and after hurricanes?

Which of the following is not an approach communities have tried to address shoreline problems?

What is probably the least expensive approach for avoiding shoreline hazards?

Which of the following does not affect the potential hazards of a shoreline?

What does LIDAR data tell us about shorelines?

What geologic event is probably indicated by this irregular coast, with estuaries?

Which of the following most likely indicates that sea level has risen relative to the land?

Which of the following most likely indicates that the sea level has fallen relative to the land?

An increase in the rate of seafloor spreading along this ridge would cause

Which of the following would cause the sea level to rise?

What is the primary reason an increase in glaciation on land would cause sea level to fall?

How does the rate of seafloor spreading affect the sea level?

What is the main way that position of the continents can influence global sea level?

Which of the following would cause the sea level to fall?

What happens to the land surface when large ice sheets melt away?

The diagram below represents which stage of the U.S. Geological Survey's model of beach erosion?

The diagram below represents a model that the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) uses to categorize the extent of storm surge in the coastal zone. The red arrow in this figure points to

During a hurricane or other strong coastal storm, material on barrier islands can be moved from the seaward side to the side away from the sea in the process called

Three damaging hurricanes on the U.S. Atlantic and Gulf Coasts in 2011 or 2012 were

Chesapeake and Delaware Bays were both ______ before sea level rose and drown them approximately 20,000 years ago.

What caused a relative rise in sea level along the East Coast of the U.S. approximately 20,000 years ago?

Long Island and Cape Cod both were created from ______ and then later reworked by ______.

What location along the East Coast of the U.S. is a barrier island system, and as such, is very susceptible to erosion by hurricanes and other strong storms?

In the coastlines investigation, what coastline feature is represented by the very steep topography along the western coast (left side of island)?

In the coastlines investigation, what coastline feature is represented by the flat bench above the west coast?

In the coastlines investigation, what coastline feature is represented by the area of sediment accumulation where a river meets the sea on the northern coast?

In the coastlines investigation, what do the embayments along the eastern coast probably reflect?

In the coastlines investigation, what coastline feature consists of the ridge of sand and the adjacent island along the south coast?

In the coastlines investigation, what coastline process is likely occurring at the cliffs along the western coast (left side of island)?

In the coastlines investigation, what coastline process has likely occurred to form the flat bench above the west coast?

In the coastlines investigation, what coastline process is likely occurring where the river meets the sea on the northern coast?

In the coastlines investigation, what coastline process is likely occurring along the eastern part of the north shore?

In the coastlines investigation, what coastline process is likely occurring at the embayments long the eastern coast?

In the coastlines investigation, what coastline process is likely occurring to produce the ridge of sand and adjacent island along the south coast?

Based on the features on this island in the coastlines investigation, what is the direction of waves and sediment transport?

In the coastlines investigation, which of the following places on the island is the best place for a port?