GEL 111 Earth Science - Unit 6 Quiz | Questions and Answers - Score 15/15

Unit 6 Quiz
Due May 9 at 11:59pm Points 15 Questions 15 Available
Mar 29 at 12am - May 23 at 11:59pm about 2 months Time Limit
35 Minutes




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Submitted May 3 at 7:33pm
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Question 1 pts



No thermocline exists in high-latitude regions because there is little
temperature difference between the top and bottom of the water column.
In such a situation the water column is said to be .


isothermal


multithermal


pycnoclinal


clinothermal




Question 2 pts

, If a spit grows as it is deposited and extends completely across the former
mouth of an estuary, separating it from the open sea, it has become a
.


sea stack


baymouth bar


tombolo


barrier island




Question 3 pts


Breakwaters, sea walls, and groins are all examples of .


beach erosion


beach nourishment


tombolos


hard stabilization




Question 4 pts


Erosional retreat of a leads to enlargement and extension of a
wave-cut platform in the inland direction.


spit


marine terrace