Geol 102 - Environmental Geology » Spring 2020 » Post Reading Quiz on Coastal Processes

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Question #1
Which is a factor that determines the location of a coast?
A.   Wave energy
B.   Distribution of sediments
C.   Uplift and subsidence
D.   Erosion of land
E.   Global tectonic activity
Question #2
What is the name for a coast in which the dominant processes are those that remove coastal material?
A.   Active coasts
B.   Depositional coasts
C.   Passive coasts
D.   Erosional coasts
Question #3
How much of the United States coastline is considered to be depositional?
A.   15%
B.   90%
C.   70%
D.   30%
Question #4
What feature marks the shoreward limit of marine erosion on a rocky coast?
A.   Blowholes
B.   Wave-cur platforms
C.   Sea stacks
D.   Sea cliffs
Question #5
What marks the submerged limit of rapid marine erosion?
A.   Berms
B.   Wave-cut platforms
C.   Sea cliffs
D.   Sea stacks

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