Landforms and Ocean Features

16.3 Shoreline Processes and Features

Earth Science

Multiple Choice

Wind moving across the surface of the ocean makes ripples called _____________________.

• Tides

• Waves

• Currents

• Bubbles

Multiple Choice

the place where land and water meet

• Shoreline

• Beach

• Ocean

• Sea

Multiple Choice

an area of the shoreline made up of material deposited by waves.

• beach

• sand

• sea cliff

• land

Multiple Choice

What are the 2 basic ingredients needs to make sand?

• Rock & Wave Energy

• Rock & Water

• Wave Energy and Water

• Water & Rock

Multiple Choice

A long shore current travels in a ____________________.

• back and forth pattern

• side to side pattern

• zig zag pattern

• up and down pattern

Multiple Choice

Longshore drift will likely transport sand in which direction at this location?

• left to right

• right to left

• sand will not be transported

• what?

Multiple Choice

amazing vertical rock formations standing in the sea that were formed entirely by wind and water. The formation process usually begins when the sea creates cracks in the headland, causing them to later collapse, and forming free-standing rocks.

• sea stacks

• canyons

• sea walls

• barrier islands

Multiple Choice

______________ are offshore columns of resistant rock that were once connected to the mainland.

• Sea Cliff

• Sea Arch

• Sea Stack

• Sea Cave

Multiple Choice

An outward extension of sand that completely closes off a bay, and may form a lagoon, is known as a(n) ____________.

• baymouth bar

• spit

• barrier island

• groin

Multiple Choice

A bar of sand or shingle joining an island to the mainland.

• tombolo

• bar

• spit

• wave-cut platform

Multiple Choice

An outward extension of sand that develops as a result of longshore currents moving sand down a beach is known as a(n) ____________.

• baymouth bar

• spit

• barrier island

• groin

Multiple Choice

A landform that is completely surrounded by water and runs parallel to the mainland is known as a(n) ____________.

• baymouth bar

• spit

• barrier island

• groin

Multiple Choice

A sea cave that cuts completely through the rock is called _____________________________.

• Sea Stack

• Sea Arches

• Headland

• Wave Cut Terrace

Multiple Choice

On which of the following maps do the arrows best show the direction of wave movement that created the beaches in this area?

Barrier Beach and Island

Barrier islands are long, narrow, offshore deposits of sand or sediments that parallel the coast line. Some barrier islands can extend for 160 km or more. 

Why Barrier islands are important?

1. they protect the coastlines from severe storm damage
2.  they harbor several habitats that are refuges for wildlife

Multiple Choice

Barrier beach is generally formed where sea bed and coastline are gently sloping. Which part of the US will be the best location for them?

• West coastline

• East coastline

• East and South coastline

• North coastline

Multiple Choice

In 2004, was there more erosion or deposition taking place?

• erosion

• deposition

Multiple Choice

Coastal landforms and a type of dune system that are exceptionally flat or lumpy areas of sand that form by wave and tidal action parallel to the mainland coast. They usually occur in chains, consisting of anything from a few islands to more than a dozen.

• tombolo

• spit

• barrier islands

• wave-cut platforms

Multiple Choice

An outward extension of sand that develops as a result of longshore currents moving sand down a beach is known as a(n) ____________.

• baymouth bar

• spit

• barrier island

• groin

Multiple Choice

____________ is the process by which humans retrieve eroded sand from underwater and place it back on the shoreline.

• Beach nourishment

• Sediment retrieval

• Beach replenishment

• Shoreline nourishment

Multiple Choice

A wall of concrete or stacked boulders that extend into the ocean on either side of a harbor entrance is known as a ____________.

• baymouth bar

• groin

• jetty

• seawall

Multiple Choice

An embankment built along the shore to protect inland areas from powerful waves is known as a ____________.

• baymouth bar

• groin

• jetty

• seawall

Multiple Choice

What are small hills on a beach called that have been created by blowing wind? 

• beach
• dunes
• hills
• waves