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Geo midterm 3.4

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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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