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Which of the following isnotassociated with beaches?
Which of the following isnotassociated with beaches?
Which of the following is not associated with beaches?

▸ Gravel

▸ Cobbles

▸ Sand

▸ Clay

▸ Sediment
Lettucebereal   116   1 Reply
A year ago
Which of the following isnota type of spit?
Which of the following isnota type of spit?
Which of the following is not a type of spit?

▸ Tombolo

▸ Baymouth bar

▸ Offshore bar

▸ Hook

▸ Connecting bar
tennisalex   122   1 Reply
A year ago
Which of the following isnota shaper of the oceanic coastlines?
Which of the following isnota shaper of the oceanic coastlines?
[html]Which of the following is not a shaper of the oceanic coastlines?

▸ Long-term changes in the water level

▸ Tidal movements

▸ Waves

▸ Blooms of algae

▸ Ice
anonkah   122   1 Reply
A year ago
Which of the following isnota necessary condition needed for the growth of coral?
Which of the following isnota necessary condition needed for the growth of coral?
[html]Which of the following is not a necessary condition needed for the growth of coral?

▸ Warm water

▸ Saltwater

▸ The presence of tiny marine animals

▸ Shallow water

▸ The presence of an underwate
mrb0714   109   1 Reply
A year ago
Which of the following isfalse?
Which of the following isfalse?
[html]Which of the following is false?

▸ Sea level is higher today than during the Pleistocene.

▸ Sea level responds to worldwide ice ages.

▸ Sea level rise has caused some submergence effects on almos
pmiller1129   126   1 Reply
A year ago
Which of the following coastlineeffectsis best matched with acause?
Which of the following coastlineeffectsis best matched with acause?
[html]Which of the following coastline effects is best matched with a cause?

▸ Sand transport : Longshore currents

▸ Significant erosion : Tides

▸ Beach sand : Oc
tsk   101   1 Reply
A year ago
Which location doesnotpossess coastline with numerous fjords?
Which location doesnotpossess coastline with numerous fjords?
Which location does not possess coastline with numerous fjords?

▸ Chile

▸ Norway

▸ Alaska

▸ California

▸ Greenland
nikki1992   153   1 Reply
A year ago
When a wave steepens until it collapses it becomes a ________.
When a wave steepens until it collapses it becomes a ________.
When a wave steepens until it collapses it becomes a ________.

▸ wave of oscillation

▸ breaker

▸ swell

▸ forced wave

▸ wave of translation
Rosa   82   1 Reply
A year ago
Waikiki Beach is kept at its desired size by ________.
Waikiki Beach is kept at its desired size by ________.
Waikiki Beach is kept at its desired size by ________.

▸ nourishment

▸ groins

▸ dams

▸ a seawall

▸ recycling cleaned garbage
cheesyboots   104   1 Reply
A year ago
Tidal power is not widely used, in part because ________.
Tidal power is not widely used, in part because ________.
[html]Tidal power is not widely used, in part because ________.

▸ the technology is not economically feasible

▸ local populations object too much

▸ few places have high-flow tidal regimes

▸ few places have low enough tidal ranges

▸ flood tides r
Katseye   96   1 Reply
A year ago
The submerged mass of rock directly underneath the atoll is a ________.
The submerged mass of rock directly underneath the atoll is a ________.
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scigeekalic   99   1 Reply
A year ago
The origin of tsunami events is usually associated with ________.
The origin of tsunami events is usually associated with ________.
The origin of tsunami events is usually associated with ________.

▸ tides

▸ storms

▸ undersea tectonic events

▸ wind

▸ pressure gradients
Anthonyling   93   1 Reply
A year ago
The following isnota country where tidal power is used.
The following isnota country where tidal power is used.
The following is not a country where tidal power is used.

▸ China

▸ Russia

▸ Canada

▸ United States

▸ Austria
ktpizzle1993   90   1 Reply
A year ago
The arrow which indicates the water on the bottom is moving away from the beach. This motion is ...
The arrow which indicates the water on the bottom is moving away from the beach. This motion is ...
[html]
opfaluyi   95   1 Reply
A year ago
The 2011 Japan Earthquake and tsunami were associated with ________.
The 2011 Japan Earthquake and tsunami were associated with ________.
The 2011 Japan Earthquake and tsunami were associated with ________.

▸ a volcano

▸ subduction

▸ divergence

▸ tectonic plate rifting

▸ a large landslide
kyaramarie318   133   1 Reply
A year ago
The "rock" we know as coral is actually ________.
The "rock" we know as coral is actually ________.
The "rock" we know as coral is actually ________.

▸ a plant

▸ an animal

▸ a cross between a plant and an animal

▸ an igneous rock

▸ waste material from animals
ya-yaa   106   1 Reply
A year ago
In what time of year do midlatitude beaches get smaller?
In what time of year do midlatitude beaches get smaller?
In what time of year do midlatitude beaches get smaller?

▸ Spring

▸ Summer

▸ Fall

▸ Winter

▸ At no time; there is no seasonal pattern.
ScienceForte   80   1 Reply
A year ago
In the last few thousand years, sea-level changes have resulted from all but ________.
In the last few thousand years, sea-level changes have resulted from all but ________.
[html]In the last few thousand years, sea-level changes have resulted from all but ________.

▸ submergence of land masses

▸ emergence of land masses

▸ deglaciation

▸ eustatic changes

▸ the change of the total volume of water in the Earth system[
aznmistyblue   95   1 Reply
A year ago
In the figure, an arrow indicates the water moving up the beach slope after the wave has become a ...
In the figure, an arrow indicates the water moving up the beach slope after the wave has become a ...
[html]
pjstaud   101   1 Reply
A year ago
Concerning tsunami, which of the following isfalse?
Concerning tsunami, which of the following isfalse?
[html]Concerning tsunami, which of the following is false?

▸ They are associated with earthquakes.

▸ They are very tall in the open sea.

▸ They move rapidly.

▸ They can devastate coastlines.

▸ They h
thatguy67   88   1 Reply
A year ago
Compared to today, sea level 125,000 years ago (in an interglacial part of the Pleistocene) was ________.
Compared to today, sea level 125,000 years ago (in an interglacial part of the Pleistocene) was ________.
Compared to today, sea level 125,000 years ago (in an interglacial part of the Pleistocene) was ________.

▸ lower

▸ higher

▸ about the same

▸ lower by more than 100 meters

▸ static (all the water was frozen)
alireads   149   1 Reply
A year ago
Almost all of the world's oceanic coastlines show evidence of ________ during the past 15,000 years.
Almost all of the world's oceanic coastlines show evidence of ________ during the past 15,000 years.
Almost all of the world's oceanic coastlines show evidence of ________ during the past 15,000 years.

▸ submergence

▸ emergence

▸ long-term stability

▸ isostasy

▸ heavy oil pollution
courtneyjuma   98   1 Reply
A year ago
A wave will "break" because ________.
A wave will "break" because ________.
[html]A wave will "break" because ________.

▸ the bottom interferes with its oscillatory motion

▸ the wind increases its speed near shorelines

▸ the density of water increases closer to shore

▸ the sediment load of water is greater near the shore
fabz06   73   1 Reply
A year ago
A series of smaller and smaller circles under wave crests shows the motion of the water as waves ...
A series of smaller and smaller circles under wave crests shows the motion of the water as waves ...
[html]
Jgal   95   1 Reply
A year ago
A difference between a large wind-generated wave and a tsunami is that the tsunami is ________.
A difference between a large wind-generated wave and a tsunami is that the tsunami is ________.
[html]A difference between a large wind-generated wave and a tsunami is that the tsunami is ________.

▸ always taller

▸ less destructive

▸ capable of surging great distance inland

▸ much more common than large wind-generated waves

▸ much slower[
shahabkhon   81   1 Reply
A year ago
Speculate why there aren't fjords on the east coast of the United States in places like Maryland ...
Speculate why there aren't fjords on the east coast of the United States in places like Maryland ...
Speculate why there aren't fjords on the east coast of the United States in places like Maryland and Virginia.
nancy2457   90   1 Reply
A year ago
As a physical geographer, you look at a small-scale map of a coastline. The coastline has several ...
As a physical geographer, you look at a small-scale map of a coastline. The coastline has several ...
As a physical geographer, you look at a small-scale map of a coastline. The coastline has several rias. What does this tell you and why?
shopaka12   133   1 Reply
A year ago
The end of the Pleistocene was ________ years ago.
The end of the Pleistocene was ________ years ago.
The end of the Pleistocene was ________ years ago.

▸ 11,700

▸ *
wilcoxj49   69   1 Reply
A year ago
A ________ is a large crevasse near head wall of a mountain glacier.
A ________ is a large crevasse near head wall of a mountain glacier.
A ________ is a large crevasse near head wall of a mountain glacier.

▸ bergschrund

▸ *
Krispylynn33   75   1 Reply
A year ago
Which region had theleastcoverage (square kilometers) of glacial ice during the Pleistocene?
Which region had theleastcoverage (square kilometers) of glacial ice during the Pleistocene?
Which region had the least coverage (square kilometers) of glacial ice during the Pleistocene?

▸ Asia

▸ South America

▸ Greenland

▸ North America

▸ Africa
nisha   80   1 Reply
A year ago
Which of the following isnotone of the pluvial developments of the Pleistocene Epoch?
Which of the following isnotone of the pluvial developments of the Pleistocene Epoch?
[html]Which of the following is not one of the pluvial developments of the Pleistocene Epoch?

▸ Increased rainfall

▸ Decreased evaporation

▸ Increased runoff

▸ Increased mass of glacial ice

▸ Increas
thatguy67   86   1 Reply
A year ago
Which of the following isnotfound behind a terminal moraine?
Which of the following isnotfound behind a terminal moraine?
Which of the following is not found behind a terminal moraine?

▸ Kettles

▸ Recessional moraines

▸ Kames

▸ Outwash plains

▸ Drumlins
simmiie259   90   1 Reply
A year ago
Which of the following isnota periglacial landform?
Which of the following isnota periglacial landform?
Which of the following is not a periglacial landform?

▸ Patterned ground

▸ Proglacial lakes

▸ Permafrost

▸ A kettle

▸ The Channeled Scablands of Washington State
Katie32   95   1 Reply
A year ago
Which of the following isnota major, recognized glacial stage of the Pleistocene Epoch?
Which of the following isnota major, recognized glacial stage of the Pleistocene Epoch?
Which of the following is not a major, recognized glacial stage of the Pleistocene Epoch?

▸ Wisconsin

▸ Illinoian

▸ Kansan

▸ Ohioan

▸ Nebraskan
alidinak   86   1 Reply
A year ago
Which of the following isnota major effect of mountain glaciation upon mountain topography?
Which of the following isnota major effect of mountain glaciation upon mountain topography?
Which of the following is not a major effect of mountain glaciation upon mountain topography?

▸ Deepen

▸ Steepen

▸ Subdue

▸ Erode

▸ Sharpen
ceymorebucks24   94   1 Reply
A year ago
Which of the following isnota main glacial characteristic that any satisfactory theory of ice age ...
Which of the following isnota main glacial characteristic that any satisfactory theory of ice age ...
[html]Which of the following is not a main glacial characteristic that any satisfactory theory of ice age causes must account for?

▸ Concurrent development of pluvial conditions in dryland areas

▸ Multi
DenverMade   107   1 Reply
A year ago
Which of the following doesnothave a major concentration of contemporary mountain glaciers?
Which of the following doesnothave a major concentration of contemporary mountain glaciers?
[html]Which of the following does not have a major concentration of contemporary mountain glaciers?

▸ Cascade Mountains, Washington

▸ British Columbia, Canada

▸ Appalachian Mountains, United States

▸
FallenOne   77   1 Reply
A year ago
Which of the following doesnotbelong with the others?
Which of the following doesnotbelong with the others?
Which of the following does not belong with the others?

▸ Continental glaciers

▸ Cirque glaciers

▸ Piedmont glaciers

▸ Alpine glaciers

▸ Valley glaciers
rado202   83   1 Reply
A year ago
Which of the following doesnotbelong with the others?
Which of the following doesnotbelong with the others?
Which of the following does not belong with the others?

▸ Continental glaciation

▸ Till plain

▸ Arête

▸ Drift

▸ Glacial erratics
justxdrive   71   1 Reply
A year ago
Which of the following doesnotbelong with the others?
Which of the following doesnotbelong with the others?
Which of the following does not belong with the others?

▸ Ablation

▸ Glacial growth

▸ Accumulation

▸ Equilibrium line

▸ Closed system
cjohns21   68   1 Reply
A year ago
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