Ocean 115 - Introduction to Oceanography » Spring 2021 » Week 13 Post Reading Quiz 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.   Erosion of land
D.   Global tectonic activity
E.   Uplift and subsidence
Question #2
What is the name for a coast in which the dominant processes are those that remove coastal material?
A.   Depositional coasts
B.   Erosional coasts
C.   Passive coasts
D.   Active coasts
Question #3
How much of the United States coastline is considered to be depositional?
A.   70%
B.   90%
C.   15%
D.   30%
Question #4
What feature marks the shoreward limit of marine erosion on a rocky coast?
A.   Blowholes
B.   Sea cliffs
C.   Wave-cur platforms
D.   Sea stacks
Question #5
What marks the submerged limit of rapid marine erosion?
A.   Sea stacks
B.   Berms
C.   Sea cliffs
D.   Wave-cut platforms
Question #6
Match the features with the type of coastline where they would be found. Sea cave
A.   Depositional coast
B.   Eustatic coast
C.   Erosional coast
D.   Passive coast
Question #7
Match the features with the type of coastline where they would be found. Sea stacks
A.   Depositional coast
B.   Passive coast
C.   Eustatic coast
D.   Erosional coast
Question #8
Match the features with the type of coastline where they would be found. Delta
A.   Depositional coast
B.   Passive coast
C.   Erosional coast
D.   Eustatic coast
Question #9
Match the features with the type of coastline where they would be found. Barrier Islands
A.   Erosional coast
B.   Depositional coast
C.   Eustatic coast
D.   Passive coast
Question #10
Match the features with the type of coastline where they would be found. Sand spit
A.   Eustatic coast
B.   Passive coast
C.   Depositional coast
D.   Erosional coast

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