Chapter 15

Question 1

In this drawing, the net movement of sand is 15

Answer 1

up the coast (toward the upper side).

Question 2

This photograph of a shoreline in Washington shows a 15b

Answer 2

wave-cut platform

Question 3

If you found ancient rocks in Antarctica that had formed in an organic reef, what could you suggest?

Answer 3

that the climate has changed and that Antarctica has moved

Question 4

The path of movement of a water particle in a wave at sea is

Answer 4

circular

Question 5

The horizontal distance between two successive waves’ crests is called

Answer 5

wave length

Question 6

Ordinary ocean waves derive their energy from

Answer 6

winds

Question 7

Which of the following is NOT a depositional feature?

Answer 7

sea stack

Question 8

These drawings show the various stages of evolution for a hypothetical coastline. The correct order for these drawings is 15c

Answer 8

C, A, B, D.

Question 9

Approximately what percentage of the Earth’s surface is covered with water?

Answer 9

70%

Question 10

When sea level rises, the ocean may invade a river valley, producing a nearshore body of water of mixed and variable salinity termed a(n) _____.

Answer 10

estuary

Question 11

Waves and wave motion.

Answer 11

circular motion

Question 12

Waves come in at

Answer 12

(sand moves same direction as waves)

Question 13

-Seastack-

Answer 13

—__-__

stack out in sea

Question 14

Sea arch

Answer 14

sea stack before it breaks (rainbow bridge)

Question 15

Tombolo-

Answer 15

strip of sand between seastack and shore

bird foot, waves pulling beach out

Question 16

Spit-

Answer 16

longshore drift- extends beach across bay

Question 17

Atoll-

Answer 17

ring of reef that builds up around volcano (sinks)

Question 18

Barrier island

Answer 18

—-____—– Island parallel to shore

Question 19

Transgression-

Answer 19

More water on land (sea level rises)- fine grained

Question 20

Regression-

Answer 20

Water goes out- coarse grained

Question 21

Coarse grained-

Fine grained-

Answer 21

land

shallow water

Question 22

Transgression

Answer 22

More water on land (sea level rises)- fine grained

Question 23

Regression-

Answer 23

Water goes out- coarse grained

Question 24

Chesapeake Bay-

Answer 24

weird coastline- rise in sea level causes half of the island to be underwater, Transgression

Question 25

What does wave refraction have to do with the shape of the land?

Answer 25

Waves focus more energy on land sticking out—Flattening out the coastline