Question Description
1) Rip currents are not killers in the ocean.
| True |
| False |
2) Knickpoints include rapids and waterfalls along river and stream profiles.
| True |
| False |
3) Seifs are long, narrow dunes created by two dominant wind directions.
| True |
| False |
4) Compared to other causes, wind is a minor generator of wave action along coasts.
| True |
| False |
5) Crescent-shaped dunes tend to move with the wind.
| True |
| False |
6) Several years ago, a movie was made about a cruise ship that was overturned by a tsunami while at sea. This plot is not valid because…
| tsunamis do not have the energy to overturn a ship of that size. |
| tsunamis do not form high waves while in the open ocean. |
| All of these are true. |
| tsunamis do not occur in the open ocean. |
7) The process in which small particles are moved along by the bed load in a series of jumps or bounces is…
| turbulence |
| meandering |
| saltation |
| traction |
8) Most ocean waves are generated by…
| seismic activity |
| tides |
| wind |
| volcanism |
9) Which of the following occurs when the Sun, Moon, and Earth are in alignment (i.e., during New or Full Moon)?
| a lower tidal range occurs |
| This type of alignment does not happen in nature. |
| neap tides occur |
| maximum tidal ranges occur |
10) Africa’s best example of an exotic river is the …
| Amazon |
| Congo |
| Nile |
| Rhine |
11) The phenomenon of waves changing direction as they approach the shoreline is known as
| magic |
| deposition |
| refraction |
| eruption |
12) The single most important force in shaping coastal topography is (are) the
| tidal movement |
| stream outflow |
| longshore current |
| waves |
13) A cutoff on a meandering stream results in the formation of
| a sandbar |
| an oxbow lake |
| a levee |
| a marine terrace |
14) The part of fluvial transport that is dissolved in the water is called
| bed load |
| suspended load |
| saltation |
| solution |
15) The steeper leeward side of a sand dune is called a
| traction |
| barchan |
| seif |
| slip face |
16) Motion of water molecules within ocean waves tend to be elliptical near the shore.
| True |
| False |
17) The disastrous tsunami of December 2004 affected the Indian Ocean.
| True |
| False |
18) A linear extension of sand from the shore into the ocean is a barrier island.
| True |
| False |
19) The total volume of water flow per second in streams in termed drainage basin.
| True |
| False |
20) A haboob transforms a bay into a lagoon.
| True |
| False |
21) Choose the item that best matches each question.
The part of a river/stream bed load that jumps or bounces
[ Choose ] Saltation Oxbow lake Barchan Seif Traction
The part of a river/stream bed load that scoots
[ Choose ] Saltation Oxbow lake Barchan Seif Traction
Created by two dominant wind directions
[ Choose ] Saltation Oxbow lake Barchan Seif Traction
Migrates with the wind
[ Choose ] Saltation Oxbow lake Barchan Seif Traction
Can form when streams meander
[ Choose ] Saltation Oxbow lake Barchan Seif Traction
22) Choose the item that best matches each question.
Occurs during first-quarter moons.
[ Choose ] Neap tides Tsunamis Waves Rip currents Spring Tides
Occurs during Full moons.
[ Choose ] Neap tides Tsunamis Waves Rip currents Spring Tides
Forms due to a break in the sand bar
[ Choose ] Neap tides Tsunamis Waves Rip currents Spring Tides
Produces much of the coastal erosion surrounding the oceans
[ Choose ] Neap tides Tsunamis Waves Rip currents Spring Tides
Can cause havoc on the coast but are barely noticeable in the open oceans
[ Choose ] Neap tides Tsunamis Waves Rip currents Spring Tides
1) Rip currents are not killers in the ocean.TrueFalse2) Knickpoints include rapids and waterfalls along river and stream profiles.TrueFalse3) Seifs are long, narrow dunes created by two dominant wind directions.TrueFalse4) Compared to other causes, wind is a minor generator of wave action along coasts.TrueFalse5) Crescent-shaped dunes tend to move with the wind.TrueFalse6) Several years ago, a movie was made about a cruise ship that was overturned by a tsunami while at sea. This plot is not valid because…tsunamis do not have the energy to overturn a ship of that size.tsunamis do not form high waves while in the open ocean.All of these are true. tsunamis do not occur in the open ocean.7) The process in which small particles are moved along by the bed load in a series of jumps or bounces is…turbulencemeanderingsaltationtraction8) Most ocean waves are generated by…seismic activitytideswindvolcanism9) Which of the following occurs when the Sun, Moon, and Earth are in alignment (i.e., during New or Full Moon)?a lower tidal range occursThis type of alignment does not happen in nature.neap tides occurmaximum tidal ranges occur10) Africa’s best example of an exotic river is the …AmazonCongoNileRhine11) The phenomenon of waves changing direction as they approach the shoreline is known asmagicdepositionrefractioneruption12) The single most important force in shaping coastal topography is (are) thetidal movementstream outflowlongshore currentwaves13) A cutoff on a meandering stream results in the formation ofa sandbaran oxbow lakea leveea marine terrace14) The part of fluvial transport that is dissolved in the water is calledbed loadsuspended loadsaltationsolution15) The steeper leeward side of a sand dune is called atractionbarchanseifslip face16) Motion of water molecules within ocean waves tend to be elliptical near the shore.TrueFalse17) The disastrous tsunami of December 2004 affected the Indian Ocean. TrueFalse18) A linear extension of sand from the shore into the ocean is a barrier island.TrueFalse19) The total volume of water flow per second in streams in termed drainage basin.TrueFalse20) A haboob transforms a bay into a lagoon. TrueFalse21) Choose the item that best matches each question.The part of a river/stream bed load that jumps or bounces [ Choose ] Saltation Oxbow lake Barchan Seif Traction The part of a river/stream bed load that scoots [ Choose ] Saltation Oxbow lake Barchan Seif Traction Created by two dominant wind directions [ Choose ] Saltation Oxbow lake Barchan Seif Traction Migrates with the wind [ Choose ] Saltation Oxbow lake Barchan Seif Traction Can form when streams meander [ Choose ] Saltation Oxbow lake Barchan Seif Traction 22) Choose the item that best matches each question.Occurs during first-quarter moons. [ Choose ] Neap tides Tsunamis Waves Rip currents Spring Tides Occurs during Full moons. [ Choose ] Neap tides Tsunamis Waves Rip currents Spring Tides Forms due to a break in the sand bar [ Choose ] Neap tides Tsunamis Waves Rip currents Spring Tides Produces much of the coastal erosion surrounding the oceans [ Choose ] Neap tides Tsunamis Waves Rip currents Spring Tides Can cause havoc on the coast but are barely noticeable in the open oceans [ Choose ] Neap tides Tsunamis Waves Rip currents Spring Tides
