Final Exam Review Units 4-7

What are the benefits of healthy barrier islands?

• They provide unique habitat, are biodiverse, protect land further inland from wave erosion, run parallel to the coastline.

• They increase pollution, decrease biodiversity, and cause erosion.

• They are not important for coastal protection.

• They only serve as tourist attractions.

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Define the term estuary.

• A coastal area where rivers meet the sea (brackish water).

• A large body of saltwater surrounded by land.

• A narrow strip of land connecting two larger land areas.

• A deep valley with steep sides formed by a river.

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Know the 4 types of sea turtles found in SC.

• Leatherback, green, loggerhead, kemp's ridley.

• Hawksbill, olive ridley, flatback, loggerhead.

• Green, hawksbill, flatback, leatherback.

• Kemp's ridley, olive ridley, flatback, hawksbill.

Be able to list the zones of a barrier island in order.

• Intertidal zone, beach, sand dunes, maritime forest/barrier flat, marsh, lagoon.

• Lagoon, marsh, maritime forest/barrier flat, sand dunes, beach, intertidal zone.

• Beach, intertidal zone, marsh, lagoon, sand dunes, maritime forest/barrier flat.

• Maritime forest/barrier flat, sand dunes, beach, intertidal zone, lagoon, marsh.

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Know what a longshore current does.

• Transports sediment parallel to the beach and is the main cause of beach erosion.

• Transports sediment perpendicular to the beach and is the main cause of beach erosion.

• Transports sediment parallel to the beach and prevents beach erosion.

• Transports sediment perpendicular to the beach and prevents beach erosion.

List the factors that affect wave height.

• Fetch, wind speed, wind duration.

• Temperature, humidity, air pressure.

• Salinity, ocean depth, marine life.

• Tide cycles, moon phases, sunlight.

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Know the moon/sun/earth position of a neap vs. spring tide and how this affects tidal variation. Neap tide: moon/sun/earth are at 90 degree angles to each other and the tidal variation is smallest. King tide: moon/sun/earth are all in line and the tidal variation is largest.

• Neap tide: moon/sun/earth are at 90 degree angles; King tide: moon/sun/earth are all in line.

• Neap tide: moon/sun/earth are all in line; King tide: moon/sun/earth are at 90 degree angles.

• Neap tide: moon/sun/earth are at 45 degree angles; King tide: moon/sun/earth are all in line.

• Neap tide: moon/sun/earth are all in line; King tide: moon/sun/earth are at 45 degree angles.

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Identify the 3 different types of tidal cycles from a graph.

• Diurnal, Semidiurnal, Mixed

• Spring, Neap, Perigean

• High, Low, Medium

• Lunar, Solar, Earth

What type of breaker is produced from a steeply sloping bottom?

• Surging breaker

• Plunging breaker

• Spilling breaker

• Collapsing breaker

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Which of the following is a disturbing force that causes waves?

• Wind

• Temperature

• Salinity

• Pressure