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Question 41

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A ridge of sand projecting into a bay and often having a hooked end is a ________.

A) spit
B) jetty
C) groin
D) sea stack

E) B) and D)
F) B) and C)

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Question 42

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The zigzag movement of sand grains along a beach is ________.

A) caused by obliquely breaking waves
B) called beach drift
C) very unusual and seldom occurs
D) both A and B

E) A) and B)
F) All of the above

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Question 43

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Word Analysis. Examine the words and/or phrases for each question below and determine the relationship among the majority of words/phrases. Choose the option which does not fit the pattern.

The low-lying zones that are alternately covered by water during flood tide and exposed following ebb tide are called ________.

Longshore sand transport and longshore currents depend on waves impinging parallel to a shoreline.

As the tide rises, water flows in toward the shore as the ebb tide.

Word Analysis. Examine the words and/or phrases for each question below and determine the relationship among the majority of words/phrases. Choose the option which does not fit the pattern.

Word Analysis. Examine the words and/or phrases for each question below and determine the relationship among the majority of words/phrases. Choose the option which does not fit the pattern.

A sandbar that completely crosses a bay, sealing it off from the open ocean is a ________.

The ________ effect causes ocean currents to be deflected to the right of their path of motion in the Northern Hemisphere.

Structures called ________ are built parallel to the shoreline to protect boats from the force of large breaking waves.

The movement of sand parallel to the shore ________.

A poleward-moving ocean current is ________.

Shorelines are temporary geologic and topographic features. Explain this statement.

The rising of cold water from deeper layers to replace warmer surface water is called ________.

A ridge of sand that connects an island to the mainland or to another island is a(n) ________.

Surface ocean circulation is also called thermohaline circulation.

Which of the following is a tidal current?

Currents within the surf zone that flow parallel to the shore are known as ________ currents.