Ocean features Test Review

The ocean shore zone is where the ocean meets the ___________. It contains estuaries, inlets, barrier islands, and beaches.

• ocean

• land

• sky

• rift valley

Shorelines made up of sand are called ____________.

• beaches

• rock ports

• currents

• tides

______ are islands that have sandy beaches and are surrounded by water on all sides.

• longshore currents

• estuaries

• seamounts

• barrier islands

As the waves deposit sand on the beaches of barrier islands, the ____ of the barrier island begins to change.

• population

• sound

• shape

• color

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_____ have a mixture of salt water from the ocean and fresh water from the rivers.

• estuaries

• inlets

• rift zones

• creek

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What is the difference between waves and tides?

• Waves are caused by the moon's gravitational pull and tides are caused by wind.

• Waves are caused by wind and tides are caused by the moon's gravitational pull.

• Waves only occur on lakes and tides only occur in the ocean.

• There is no difference.

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Large storms, like hurricanes, cans cause massive __________ of beaches, barrier islands, estuaries, and inlets because they produce high waves and heavy winds.

• mountains

• rivers

• tourist attractions

• destruction

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Shorelines are always changing because of ______________.

• waves

• tides

• both waves and tides

The highest part of a wave is called the _________.

• crest

• trough

• wavelength

• tip

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Which feature divides the ocean into two parts?

• seamount

• abyssal plain

• mid ocean ridges

• continental shelf