Oceanography: Chapter 10 Beaches, Shorelines, and the
Coast(Complete solutions)
a beach is ______. correct answersa deposit of the shore area
which of the following would you expect to find on a summertime beach? correct answersa wide,
sandy berm
winter beaches ______. correct answersare narrower than summer beaches due to high energy
waves during the winter
eroded material is carried along coastlines from high-energy wave areas to _____. correct
answerslow energy wave areas
if one were to walk from the ocean landward across a barrier island complex, in which order
would one encounter the following environments? correct answersbeach, dune, barrier flat, high
marsh, low marsh
the area of the barrier island complex that would contain thickets and woodlands would be the
_____. correct answersbarrier flat
large deposits of sediment at the mouths of rivers are called _____. correct answersdeltas
isostatic movement of a coastline might occur due to _____. correct answersthe removal of a
large glacier that rested in that area
eustatic changes in sea level might include ______. correct answersincreased glacial melting due
to the global warming.
lagoons that from behind barrier islands are examples of ______. correct answersbar built
estuaries
an estuary formed from a flooded glacial valley is called a _____. correct answersfjord
an estuary produced by faulting or folding of rocks that creates a dropped-down section into
which a river flows is called a _____. correct answerstectonic estuary
where does sand accumulate during heavy wave activity? correct answersoffshore sand bars
where does sand accumulate during light wave activity? correct answersin the berm
which of the following occurs during light wave activity? correct answersmuch of the swash
soaks into the beach
Coast(Complete solutions)
a beach is ______. correct answersa deposit of the shore area
which of the following would you expect to find on a summertime beach? correct answersa wide,
sandy berm
winter beaches ______. correct answersare narrower than summer beaches due to high energy
waves during the winter
eroded material is carried along coastlines from high-energy wave areas to _____. correct
answerslow energy wave areas
if one were to walk from the ocean landward across a barrier island complex, in which order
would one encounter the following environments? correct answersbeach, dune, barrier flat, high
marsh, low marsh
the area of the barrier island complex that would contain thickets and woodlands would be the
_____. correct answersbarrier flat
large deposits of sediment at the mouths of rivers are called _____. correct answersdeltas
isostatic movement of a coastline might occur due to _____. correct answersthe removal of a
large glacier that rested in that area
eustatic changes in sea level might include ______. correct answersincreased glacial melting due
to the global warming.
lagoons that from behind barrier islands are examples of ______. correct answersbar built
estuaries
an estuary formed from a flooded glacial valley is called a _____. correct answersfjord
an estuary produced by faulting or folding of rocks that creates a dropped-down section into
which a river flows is called a _____. correct answerstectonic estuary
where does sand accumulate during heavy wave activity? correct answersoffshore sand bars
where does sand accumulate during light wave activity? correct answersin the berm
which of the following occurs during light wave activity? correct answersmuch of the swash
soaks into the beach
