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OCEAN 100 SACRAMENTOGRILO EXAM 3 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 100% PASS what are the parts of the coastal region? - 1. coast 2. offshore 3. beach 4. berm 5. wave-cut platform 6. notch coast - land extending inland as far as marine influence is seen offshore - extends from breakers to edge of con...

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OCEAN 100 SACRAMENTOGRILO
EXAM 3 QUESTIONS AND
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what are the parts of the coastal region? - ✔✔1. coast


2. offshore


3. beach


4. berm


5. wave-cut platform


6. notch


coast - ✔✔land extending inland as far as marine influence is seen


offshore - ✔✔extends from breakers to edge of continental shelf


beach - ✔✔shore + nearshore (area between coast & shore); very active


berm - ✔✔dry area at the foot of the coastal cliff - > sand


wave-cut platform - ✔✔flat, eroded bedrock by waves




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,notch - ✔✔cave cut into sea cliff by waves


what does wave energy do to a coastal cliff over time? - ✔✔erodes it


what can you say about the southern california sand supply? - ✔✔mostly comes from

cliff erosion


what are the principal sources of sand to the beach? - ✔✔1. erosion of cliffs


2. river run-off


what are the 3 ways the berm can be flooded? - ✔✔1. tsunamis


2. high/spring tides


3. great storm surges


what is the significance of the berm? - ✔✔1. during the summer, wave energy is low

(sandy beach - wide berm)


2. during the winter, wave energy is high (rocky beach - narrow berm)


longshore current - ✔✔movement of water in surf zones


what direction does the longshore current flow? - ✔✔parallel to the shore


what direction does the longshore current go in southern california? - ✔✔north to south


what are the 2 types of coasts? - ✔✔1. erosional




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, 2. depositional


erosional coast - ✔✔1. emergent coast


2. tectonic uplift


3. cliffs


4. headlands, sea caves, arches, stacks, marine terraces


depositional coast - ✔✔1. submergent coast


2. flat coast


3. subsidence (lowering)


4. deltas, barrier islands


where do we mostly find erosional coasts in north america? - ✔✔west coast


where do we mostly find depositional coasts in north america? - ✔✔1. east coast


2. gulf coast


atlantic coast - ✔✔1. depositional


2. ocean migrates inland a lot


gulf coast - ✔✔1. below sea level


2. ocean migrates the farthest inland




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