Erosion and Deposition Quiz 2

What are some natural forces that contribute to erosion?

• Seawater ebbs and flows

• Waves crashing upon the shore

• Flowing water

• All of the above

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

How do human activities contribute to erosion?

• Building homes and roads along beaches

• Eliminating protective sand dunes

• Weakening bluffs

• All of the above

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-4

What is shoreline hardening?

• Building seawalls and other hard structures along a coast

• Trapping sediments along a retention structure

• Replacing eroded sand with new sand

• Adding plants and other organic substances to an eroded shoreline

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

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What is the disadvantage of shoreline hardening?

• Reflecting wave energy to other parts of the coast

• Preventing sediments from moving to other parts of the beach

• High cost

• Not being a practical solution in high-energy wave environments

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NGSS.MS-ETS1-1

What is beach nourishment?

• Building seawalls and other hard structures along a coast

• Trapping sediments along a retention structure

• Replacing eroded sand with new sand

• Adding plants and other organic substances to an eroded shoreline

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-4

What is the disadvantage of beach nourishment?

• Reflecting wave energy to other parts of the coast

• Preventing sediments from moving to other parts of the beach

• High cost

• Not being a practical solution in high-energy wave environments

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NGSS.HS-ETS1-3

NGSS.HS-ESS3-4

What is soft stabilization?

• Building seawalls and other hard structures along a coast

• Trapping sediments along a retention structure

• Replacing eroded sand with new sand

• Adding plants and other organic substances to an eroded shoreline

What is the disadvantage of soft stabilization?

• Reflecting wave energy to other parts of the coast

• Preventing sediments from moving to other parts of the beach

• High cost

• Not being a practical solution in high-energy wave environments

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NGSS.HS-ETS1-3

What is the best way to avoid coastal erosion problems?

• Limiting construction along coastlines

• Building seawalls and other hard structures along a coast

• Replacing eroded sand with new sand

• Adding plants and other organic substances to an eroded shoreline

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NGSS.MS-ETS1-3

How are engineers slowing the rate of erosion at Niagara Falls?

• Building underground tunnels to carry water away from the falls

• Reinforcing the rocks along the falls

• Both A and B

• None of the above

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NGSS.MS-ETS1-1

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