Oceanography: Coastal Processes and Landforms

What is the primary factor that affects the pattern of tidal flows in a coastal area?

Which type of coastline is characterized by the formation of sea cliffs and sea stacks?

What is the primary method of limiting longshore drift in coastal areas?

What is the term for the loss of sediment along a coastline due to the movement of sediment from one location to another?

What is the term for a coastal landform formed by the accumulation of sediment behind a barrier island?

What is the term for the vertical distance between the crest and trough of a wave?

What is the primary agent of coastal erosion associated with wave activity?

What is the term for the type of tide that occurs when there are two high and two low tides per day?

What is the term for a type of coastal landform formed by the deposition of sediment behind a spit or bar?

What is the term for the process by which the land level rises relative to sea level due to tectonic uplift or isostatic rebound?

What is the term for the depth to which wave movement extends in the ocean?

What is the term for a type of coastal landform formed by the erosion of a headland?

What is the term for the gravitational pull of the Moon and Sun on the Earth's oceans?

What is the term for a type of coastal landform formed by the deposition of sediment along a sediment-rich coastline?

What is the term for the horizontal distance between the crests of two consecutive waves?