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Chapter 10 Final exam Review

Total questions: 5

Worksheet time: 16mins

Name
Class
Date
1-8.

1.

Where does beach sand usually come from?

a)

Local materials, usually from rivers

b)

Broken up meteorites from meteor showers

c)

Beaches on exactly the opposite side of the earth

d)

Abyssal clay deposits

2.

What is beach sand usually made of?

a)

Plastic nurdles

b)
Water, salt, and air
c)
Fish, seaweed, and coral
d)

Broken seashells and quartz

3.

What is a lagoon?

a)

A body of water separated by a natural barrier

b)

A body of water seperated by a man-made barrier

c)

A body of water created by dredging

d)

A body of water surrounded by moutains

4.

What word best matches the description?

  • - A partially enclosed body of water

  • - Comprised of salty ocean water and freshwater

  • - Freshwater comes from river influx

  • - AKA Brackish

a)
Bay
b)
Lagoon
c)
Estuary
d)
Fjord
5.
a)
a volcanic eruption creates a new landmass
b)
a meteor strike causes a sudden rise in sea level
c)
a drop in sea level floods a river valley
d)

a rise in sea level floods a river valley

6.

A fjord forms as ...

a)
A fjord is formed by volcanic activity pushing land upwards, creating a deep, wide inlet of seawater.
b)
A glacier moves down a valley, carving out a U-shaped valley, and then retreats, leaving a long, narrow inlet of seawater.
c)
A glacier moves up a valley, creating a V-shaped valley, and then advances, leaving a wide, shallow inlet of seawater.
d)
A fjord is the result of a river eroding a canyon, leaving a narrow, deep inlet of seawater.
7.
a)
A type of estuary formed by sediment bars along the coast.
b)
A type of estuary formed by volcanic activity.
c)
A type of estuary formed by underground springs.
d)
A type of estuary formed by sediment bars across the mouth of a river or bay.
8.

A tectonic estuary forms when ...

a)
Land rises due to tectonic forces
b)
A meteor strikes the land
c)
The moon's gravitational pull causes the land to sink
d)
Land subsides due to tectonic forces
9.

Why are barrier islands important?

a)

Barrier islands are important for defense against storms

b)
Barrier islands are important for reducing air pollution
c)
Barrier islands are important for agricultural purposes
d)
Barrier islands are important for industrial development
10-12.

10.

What is the shoreline?

a)
The shoreline is the boundary between land and a body of water.
b)
The shoreline is the boundary between air and land.
c)
The shoreline is the boundary between two cities.
d)
The shoreline is the boundary between two countries.
11.

This kind of shore is exposed at low tide and submerged at high tide

a)

Nearshore

b)

Foreshore

c)

Offshore

d)

Backshore

12.

This kind of shore is where no water hits

a)

Backshore

b)

Nearshore

c)

Offshore

13-14.

13.

This kind of hard beach stabilization...

  • - Is built perpendicular to the shore

  • - Created to prevent erosion

  • - Causes worse erosion

a)

Wavewalls

b)

Breakwaters

c)

Seawalls

d)
Groins
14.

This kind of hard beach stabilization is...

  • - Meant to protect harbor entrances from waves

  • - Causes deposition on one side and erosion on the other

a)

Groins

b)

Seawalls

c)

Breakwaters

d)

Jetties

15-16.

15.

_____ are built parallel to the shore and made to reduce wave energy. Instead, it creates erosion.

a)

Breakwaters

b)

Groins

c)

Jetties

16.

Seawalls are destructive because...

a)
they have no impact on the environment
b)

they disrupt natural coastal processes and destroy beaches

c)

they enhance natural coastal processes and cause increased deposition

d)
they promote biodiversity in coastal areas

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