Coastal systems

The chemical composition of seawater may be affected by

• the atmosphere only.

• minerals only.

• marine organisms only.

• the atmosphere, marine organisms, minerals, and ocean sediments.

Wave action works to straighten a coast as wave energy focuses around headlands and tends to disperse energy in coves and bays in a process called

• longshore current.

• breakers.

• wave refraction.

• tidal bore.

Which of the following is not an example of an erosional coastal landform?

• sea arch

• tombolo

• wave-cut platform

• notched cliff

Which of the following is not an example of a depositional coastal landform?

• wave-built terrace

• barrier spit

• bay barrier

• wave-cut platform

Beaches are

• places where sediment is stable and unchanging.

• permanent coastal features.

• places along the coast where sediment is reworked and deposited.

• always composed of sand.

Depositional coastlines are also known as

• barrier coastlines.

• terraced coastlines.

• emergent coastlines.

• submergent coastlines.

Areas in which the land is typically rising in relation to sea level are called

• wave refraction.

• tidal bore.

• emergent coastlines.

• submergent coastlines.

Letter B is called a ____.

• Sea Cave

• Sea Island

• Sea Arch

• Sea Stack

Which letter is pointing to a spit?

• A

• B

• C

• D

Letter F is better known as a ___.

• Barrier Island

• Beach

• Tombolo

• Spit