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Ocean Shore Zone Quiz

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Caused by winds moving across the surface of the ocean

a)

Waves

b)

Currents

c)

Tides

2.

Continuously flowing streams of water in the ocean

a)

Waves

b)

Currents

c)

Tides

3.

Caused by the position of the moon around the Earth

a)

Waves

b)

Currents

c)

Tides

4.

The area where the ocean meets the land

a)

Inlet

b)

Barrier Island

c)

Ocean Shore Zone

d)

Bay

5.

small islands that protect the mainland from the effects of waves on the shore

a)

Inlet

b)

Beach

c)

Estuary

d)

Barrier Island

6.

the place where rivers meet the ocean are known as

a)

Inlets

b)

Beaches

c)

Estuaries

d)

Barrier Islands

7.

Water-filled spaces between barrier islands

a)

Inlets

b)

Beaches

c)

Estuaries

d)

Barrier Islands

8.

Shoreline, or coast, that can be rocky or covered with sand

a)

Inlets

b)

Beaches

c)

Estuaries

d)

Barrier Islands

9.

How can waves effect beaches?

a)

Move sand from end of the beach to the other.

b)

Deposit shells and sand on the beach.

c)

Erode the beach, and change its shape.

d)

All of the above

10.

Which is an example of a current?

a)

WAC (Western Australian Current)

b)

EAC (Eastern Australian Current)

c)

Bikini Bottom