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Ocean Wave Erosion Multiple Choice Test

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Ocean Wave Erosion

Use your knowledge of Earth science to answer all questions in the data set. You will need your Earth Science reference tables and a calculator to answer some of the questions. Good Luck.

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At which Earth surface locations is this process usually the most dominant type of erosion?

Long, sandy islands are composed mostly of sand and rounded pebbles arranged in sorted layers. Which agent of erosion most likely shaped and sorted the sand and pebbles while transporting them to their island location?

The diagrams below represent landscape features found along the seacoast. The arrows show ocean-wave direction. Which shoreline has been shaped more by deposition than by erosion?

At which location will the beach first begin to widen due to sand deposition?

The size of the bulge in the beach at position D will

What is the most common cause of the approaching waves?

This shoreline is located along the east coast of North America. Which ocean current would most likely modify the climate of this shoreline?

Which process was primarily responsible for the formation of the delta?

The groin structure will change the pattern of deposition along the shoreline, initially causing the beach to become

Which agent of erosion most likely formed these barrier islands?

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