9 Questions
Which of the following is a linear bank of land that extends into a bay made by the deposition of longshore sediment?
A Spit
Retrogradation is the process of the shoreline building outward through deposition
False
A surface river or stream that flows into a sinkhole, moving into an underground river system, is called a disappearing stream
True
A coral reef evolves through the growth of small marine organisms and can be categorized as a fringing reef, barrier reef, or atoll
True
A former river valley along the coast that is flooded by rising sea level is called a fjord
True
All these are igneous rocks except
Sill
All these are sedimentary rocks; sandstone, shale, limestone, coal
True
All these are metamorphic rocks except
coal
The three types of reef are these except
shallow
Test your knowledge on coastal landforms by identifying a linear bank of land that extends into a bay due to the deposition of longshore sediment.
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