Ocean Wave Erosion Question Preview (ID: 56777)


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


a) deserts and beaches
b) deltas and floodplains
c) glaciers and moraines
d) mountain peaks and escarpments

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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?
a) glaciers
b) landslides
c) wind
d) ocean waves

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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?


a) A
b) B
c) C
d) D

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


a) A
b) B
c) C
d) D

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


a) decrease
b) increase
c) remain the same
d)

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What is the most common cause of the approaching waves?


a) underwater earthquakes
b) variations in ocean-water density
c) the gravitational effect of the Moon
d) winds at the ocean surface

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


a) Florida Current
b) Canaries Current
c) Brazil Current
d) California Current

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


a) glacial erosion
b) cementation of sediment
c) deposition of sediment
d) mass movement

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


a) wider on the western side of the groin
b) wider on the eastern side of the groin
c) narrower on both sides of the groin
d) wider on both sides of the groin

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Which agent of erosion most likely formed these barrier islands?


a) mass movement
b) wave action
c) streams
d) glaciers

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