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Littoral Zone - Answer Area of shoreline where land is subject to wave action Littoral Zone Subdivisions - Answer - Offshore - Nearshore - Foreshore - Backshore - Beach Offshore - Answer Where waves begin to break in the deeper water. Friction between the waves and the sea bed may cause some distortion of the wave shape. Nearshore - Answer Friction between the seabed and waves distorts the wave sufficiently to cause it to break. Possible breakpoint bar formation. Fo...

Ocean 100- Exam 3 (SDSU) Latest Version Graded A+ coast land extending inland as far as marine influence is seen offshore extends from breakers to edge of continental shelf beach shore and nearshore; very active (where waves break) berm dry area at the foot of coastal cliff (where the sand is and you put your towel) Berm floods when.... -very high tide -tsunami -storm swells/ breakers wave- cut platform flat eroded bedrock at beach, by wave energy notch cave cut into th...

SDSU OCEANS 100 EXAM 3 LATEST UPDATE GRADED A+ the coastal region (6 parts) 1) coast 2) offshore 3) beach 4) berm 5) notch 6) wave coast land extending inland as far as marine is seen; land adjacent to the beach affected by the ocean offshore extends from breakers to edge of continental shelf beach shore and nearshore; very active berm dry area at foot of coastal cliff; sand notch cave cut into sea cliff by waves wave-cut platform flat eroded bedrock at beach created by ...

Practice EXAM 3 SacramentoGriloOceanography 100 Questions and Answers Latest Updated What do you think the coast is? - CORRECT ANSWER-the land of the continent adjacent to the beach coastline - CORRECT ANSWER-edge of the coastal cliffs wave-cut platforms - CORRECT ANSWER-flat eroded bedrock at the beach (due to ocean wave enegy) What made wave-cut platforms flat? - CORRECT ANSWER-erosion What is a possible cause of wave-cut platforms? - CORRECT ANSWER-uplift by plate tectonics, whi...

Beach - Answer sediment is deposited mainly by constructive waves, and the breaking action of these may from beach cusps and berms. long shore drift also adds material from erosional sources. destructive waves shape them by creating storm ridges at the back shore during high tide. backwash scours sediment away from the beach. offshore bar - Answer a long ridge of sand or pebbles formed formed a short distance out to sea, in shallow water where destructive waves break before reaching the...

Name the 4 coastal zones - Answer Backshore, foreshore, nearshore, offshore What is the backshore? - Answer The area between the high water mark and the landward limit of marine a activity. Changes only take place during storms and max spring tides. What is the foreshore? - Answer Area between high water mark and low water mark. (The intertidal zone). Most important zone for marine processes except in storms What is the nearshore? - Answer Area between low water mark and point w...

Ocean 100 Exam 3 Latest Update Graded A+ Coast Land extending inland as far as marine influence is seen. Marine influence ex: fog, vegetation, etc. Offshore Extends from breakers to the edge of continental shore. Beach Shore and nearshore. Very active. Berm Dry area at foot of the coastal cliff: sand. Covered in water during high tide, storm, and tsunami. What do waves do to the coast over time? Erosion. What are the sources of sand to the beach? River and cliff erosion. Su...

SDSU OCEANS 100 EXAM 3 Questions And Answers (Updated And Verified) The coastal region (6 parts) - answer1) coast 2) offshore 3) beach 4) berm 5) notch 6) wave coast - answerland extending inland as far as marine is seen; land adjacent to the beach affected by the ocean offshore - answerextends from breakers to edge of continental shelf beach - answershore and nearshore; very active berm - answerdry area at foot of coastal cliff; sand notch - answercave cut into sea cliff by waves wave-...

Littoral Zone - ANSWER Area of shoreline where land is subject to wave action Littoral Zone Subdivisions - ANSWER - Offshore - Nearshore - Foreshore - Backshore - Beach Offshore - ANSWER Where waves begin to break in the deeper water. Friction between the waves and the sea bed may cause some distortion of the wave shape. Nearshore - ANSWER Friction between the seabed and waves distorts the wave sufficiently to cause it to break. Possible breakpoint bar formation. Foreshore - AN...

As sea level rises and coastal populations increase, the vulnerability of human populations to coastal hazards decreases. correct answers False Which is NOT a way that humans cause coastal change? correct answers Ecological damage, Pollution- runoff, marine debris, Unintended consequences of shore protection Stabilizing sea-level and a moderating climate appear to be linked to the advent of human settlement of coastal regions. correct answers True What is a theme that we will cover in t...