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Waves - Section summary 9.5 12/8/2014

Evelyn Sbar 10 questions

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  1. 1What gives ocean waves their energy?
    1. AThe moon.
    2. BWind blowing across the water's surface.
    3. CHeat from the sun
    4. DPoseidon.
  2. 2A barrier beach is a lot like a ______________________.Image for question 2
    1. Aprivate beach.
    2. Bbeaver dam
    3. Csandbar
    4. Dwater park
  3. 3If a wave hits the beach at an angle, it creates a current that moves down the beach. It moves sand with the current. This current is called ________________________.Image for question 3
    1. Aa riptide
    2. Ba swell
    3. Cdeep ocean currents
    4. Dtidal currents
    5. Elongshore drift
  4. 4When an obstacle obstructs longshore drift, a new beach is formed that projects out into the water. This is called _____________.
    1. Aa spit.
    2. Ba phlegm
    3. Ca saliva
    4. Da sandbar
    5. Ea headland
  5. 5What coastal features do waves form?
    1. Abeaches
    2. Bspits
    3. Cbarrier beaches
    4. Djetties
    5. Epiers
  6. 6An area of wave-washed sediment along a coast is called a headland.
    1. ATrue
    2. BFalse
  7. 7Waves usually hit the beach straight on.
    1. ATrue
    2. BFalse
  8. 8Over time, waves create headlands.
    1. ATrue
    2. BFalse
  9. 9Waves cause erosion by _____________________.Image for question 9
    1. Aimpact.
    2. Bmelting.
    3. Ctransporting sand and other sediment
    4. Dbreaking down rock.
    5. Eabrasion
  10. 10Waves are caused by wind energy, making the water particles move up and down with each wave, but not forward.
    1. ATrue
    2. BFalse

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