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Quizzes and Tests Review Test Submission: Chapter 20
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Review Test Submission: Chapter 20
User Karla Osolin
Course ESCI1310_D - Spring14 - CRN 18788 (Norton-Krane - Physical Geography)
Test Chapter 20
Started 4/28/14 11:57 AM
Submitted 4/28/14 12:08 PM
Due Date 5/4/14 11:59 PM
Status Completed
Attempt Score 14 out of 15 points
Time Elapsed 10 minutes out of 20 minutes.
Instructions
Question 1
Concerning lakeshores, which of the following is FALSE?
Selected Answer: Coral reefs can be present.
Question 2
If you were floating in the middle of the ocean and a wave passed by, your motion would be
________.
Selected Answer: up and down
Question 3
The most widespread of all coastal depositional features is ________.
Selected Answer: the beach
Question 4
Tides
Selected Answer: produce currents scouring the bottom.
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Question 5
The phenomenon of waves changing direction as they approach the shoreline is known as
________.
Selected Answer: refraction
Question 6
The single most important force in shaping coastal topography is (are) the ________.
Selected Answer: waves
Question 7
In the last few thousand years, sea level changes have resulted from ________.
Selected Answer: all of the above
Question 8
A coast embayed with numerous estuaries is likely to be ________.
Selected Answer: a shoreline of submergence
Question 9
The oceanic tides rise and fall in a rhythmic cycle that takes place roughly once every
________ hours.
Selected Answer: 12
Question 10
Debris in seawater is usually carried ________ along the beach.
Selected Answer: in a zigzag path
Question 11
In what time of year do beaches get smaller?
Selected Answer: winter
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Question 12
Only after ________ have attained large size, do they begin to migrate toward the shore.
Selected Answer: barrier islands
Question 13
Coral is ________.
Selected Answer: a cross between a plant and an animal
Question 14
A wave will "break" because ________.
Selected Answer: the bottom interferes with its oscillatory motion
Question 15
Most waves are generated by ________.
Selected Answer: wind
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