BNCC STUDY GUIDE WITH
COMPLETE SOLUTION
In the Cretaceous Period, the Interior Seaway was bounded by the [x]
montains on the west and the [y] mountains on the east. - ANSWER Rocky
Appalachian
What impacts North Carolina every year to teach us that coastal change can
occur over relatively short time intervals? - ANSWER Storms
Which of the following field techniques was used to sample sediment and
rocks from the sea floor?
a. seismic
b. radar
c. box-corer
d. sonar - ANSWER box-corer
In the book, the author describes a coastal conflict between [a] and [b]. -
ANSWER Humans
Natural Systems
, What university are the authors associated with? - ANSWER ECU
Coastal systems form whenever [a], [b], and [c] intersect. - ANSWER land,
sea, and air
How many millions of year is the Quaternary Period? - ANSWER 2.6 million
The LGM was the most recent cold climate period and occurred between
25,000 and 18,000 years ago, what does the acronym stand for [a]. - ANSWER
Last Glacial Maximum
Because all the ocean water was taken up into ice sheets at the LGM, sea level
in North Carolina was about how many feet below today's sea level? -
ANSWER 410
[a] is the only constant in this coastal system. - ANSWER change
As sea-level rises, the modern coastal systems need to migrate in what
directions? - ANSWER upward and seaward
COMPLETE SOLUTION
In the Cretaceous Period, the Interior Seaway was bounded by the [x]
montains on the west and the [y] mountains on the east. - ANSWER Rocky
Appalachian
What impacts North Carolina every year to teach us that coastal change can
occur over relatively short time intervals? - ANSWER Storms
Which of the following field techniques was used to sample sediment and
rocks from the sea floor?
a. seismic
b. radar
c. box-corer
d. sonar - ANSWER box-corer
In the book, the author describes a coastal conflict between [a] and [b]. -
ANSWER Humans
Natural Systems
, What university are the authors associated with? - ANSWER ECU
Coastal systems form whenever [a], [b], and [c] intersect. - ANSWER land,
sea, and air
How many millions of year is the Quaternary Period? - ANSWER 2.6 million
The LGM was the most recent cold climate period and occurred between
25,000 and 18,000 years ago, what does the acronym stand for [a]. - ANSWER
Last Glacial Maximum
Because all the ocean water was taken up into ice sheets at the LGM, sea level
in North Carolina was about how many feet below today's sea level? -
ANSWER 410
[a] is the only constant in this coastal system. - ANSWER change
As sea-level rises, the modern coastal systems need to migrate in what
directions? - ANSWER upward and seaward
