Marine Bio Exam 3 Review

The general boundary between land & shore is known as the ________.

• shoreline

• coast

• waterline

• tide

The breaking down of material is referred to as __________.

• decomposition

• synthesis

• combustion

• weathering

Parts of shore with loose sediments eroded from land are called ___________.

• beaches

• cliffs

• dunes

• reefs

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Select the correct components that make up sand:

• Plastic

• Eroded rock

• Bone fragments

• Quartz

• Shells

List the 2 types of beaches:

• Sandy and Rocky

• Sunny and Cloudy

• High and Low

• Wet and Dry

True/False: Lithogenous sediment solidifies out of ocean water Hydrothermal vents.

• True

• False

A glacial valley is a narrow, steep, deep inlet from the sea.

• True

• False

True/False: An estuary is a low triangular area of alluvial deposits where a river divides before entering a larger body of water.

• True

• False

The East coast has predominantly rocky beaches.

• True

• False

True/False: The movement of continents across Earth’s surface is called tidal drift.

• True

• False

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