Chapter 12 Coasts Review

The most influential force that shapes the shoreline is

• wave action

• human activity

• wind

• currents

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All of the following are features of an erosional coast except

• sea cliff

• sea caves

• arches

• dunes

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A current moving parallel to shore is called a

• longshore current

• riptide

• dune

• upwelling

A steep narrow beach most likely indicates

• high energy waves are common

• low energy waves are common

• a depositional coast

• a typical east coast beach

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A longshore current is created by

• high tides

• sharks

• waves approaching at an angle to shore

• cyclones

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Oceanographers classify coasts as

• fun or lame

• water temperature

• the physical processes at work (deposition or erosion)

• the marine organisms that live there

Types of estuaries include

• a salt wedge estuary

• a well mixed estuary

• a partially mixed estuary

• all of the above

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The highest point on a beach profile is the

• dune

• Sandbar

• breakers

• offshore area

Montauk Point need methods of slowing erosion; this is because on Long Island, the longshore current generally travels....

• East to West

• North to South

• West to East

• South to North

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An example of erosional beach features are

• sea cliffs, sea stacks, and arches

• sand bars and wide beaches

• The formation of Long Island

• All of these

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