Coastal Processes

Longshore drift erodes or moves huge amounts of sand from the shoreline. What is placed into the water to slow down the erosion and to start deposition of the beach?

• Jetty

• Anchor

• Buoy

• Fetch

Tags

NGSS.MS-ETS1-3

NGSS.MS-ETS1-4

Ocean waves have tremendous carrying power, especially during major storms. The disappearance of the beach is called

• Beach erosion

• Beach deposition

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

Jettys will tell the observer where the current is coming from based on how wide the beach is. Where is the current coming from?

• From the right

• From the left

Jettys will tell the observer where the current is coming from based on how wide the beach is. Where is the current coming from?

• From the right

• From the left

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

Islands that protect the mainland that were created through wave deposition are called...

• Barrier Islands

• Island Arch

• Seamounts

• Hotspot

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

What is the purpose of a breakwater?

• To stimulate deposition

• To stimulate erosion

Tags

NGSS.MS-ETS1-3

True or False: Wind currents and Ocean currents travel in the same direction.

• True

• False

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

A spit (yes, its a funny name) is a sandbar that shows the direction of what?

• The ocean current

• The magnetic field

• The coriolis effect

• The Earth's rotation

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

Ocean waves, water, and wind all produce what type of sediment?

• Sorted and Layered

• Unsorted and Unlayered

Ocean waves, water, and wind all produce what shape sediment??

• Rounded

• Angled