LSU Geology 1001 Exam 2 Doran
Questions and Answers
continental shelf -
correct answer ✅sediments being brought in
continental margins -
correct answer ✅transition between continental crust and oceanic
crust
spring tides -
correct answer ✅occurs during new and full moons
neap tides -
correct answer ✅small tides during first and third quarter moons
Rip currents -
correct answer ✅currents hit shore straight on
artificial barriers -
correct answer ✅built to reduce beach erosion
isotatic depression -
correct answer ✅weight of ice pushes land down
, LSU Geology 1001 Exam 2 Doran
Questions and Answers
name 2 continental margins -
correct answer ✅passive & active
passive -
correct answer ✅not associated with plate margins (east coast)
active -
correct answer ✅oceanic lithosphere being sub ducted beneath
the edge of the continent (west coast)
Ekman spirals -
correct answer ✅related to coriolis force
water directed to the right
Ekman spirals effect -
correct answer ✅wind goes north, water moves to the right of
that or the east
Processes that affect shorelines: -
correct answer ✅1. tides
Questions and Answers
continental shelf -
correct answer ✅sediments being brought in
continental margins -
correct answer ✅transition between continental crust and oceanic
crust
spring tides -
correct answer ✅occurs during new and full moons
neap tides -
correct answer ✅small tides during first and third quarter moons
Rip currents -
correct answer ✅currents hit shore straight on
artificial barriers -
correct answer ✅built to reduce beach erosion
isotatic depression -
correct answer ✅weight of ice pushes land down
, LSU Geology 1001 Exam 2 Doran
Questions and Answers
name 2 continental margins -
correct answer ✅passive & active
passive -
correct answer ✅not associated with plate margins (east coast)
active -
correct answer ✅oceanic lithosphere being sub ducted beneath
the edge of the continent (west coast)
Ekman spirals -
correct answer ✅related to coriolis force
water directed to the right
Ekman spirals effect -
correct answer ✅wind goes north, water moves to the right of
that or the east
Processes that affect shorelines: -
correct answer ✅1. tides
