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What is the primary boundary formed by a shoreline?
What is the primary boundary formed by a shoreline?
- The boundary between the land surface and water bodies (correct)
- The boundary between the lake and the river
- The boundary between the ocean and the sea
- The boundary between the water surface and the atmosphere
What is the main cause of changes in the shoreline?
What is the main cause of changes in the shoreline?
- Gravitational force of the moon
- Wind-generated waves (correct)
- Supply and transport of sediments
- Tectonic activity
Which factor has a higher gravitational force on Earth?
Which factor has a higher gravitational force on Earth?
- The sun
- The wind
- The Earth's gravity
- The moon (correct)
What determines the climate in a coastal region?
What determines the climate in a coastal region?
What is the result of the convergent and divergent movement of plates on a large scale?
What is the result of the convergent and divergent movement of plates on a large scale?
What is the primary difference between a shoreline and a coastline?
What is the primary difference between a shoreline and a coastline?
What is the name of the rigid, resistant rock bodies that are left out when the action of sea waves breaks down the adjacent, softer rocks?
What is the name of the rigid, resistant rock bodies that are left out when the action of sea waves breaks down the adjacent, softer rocks?
What is the name of the near-horizontal narrow ridge on the beach that is oriented parallel to the water body and reflects the amount of sediments deposited in the past several weeks/months?
What is the name of the near-horizontal narrow ridge on the beach that is oriented parallel to the water body and reflects the amount of sediments deposited in the past several weeks/months?
What is the term used to describe the smaller water bodies found in the coastal region separated from a more extensive water body by naturally forming barriers?
What is the term used to describe the smaller water bodies found in the coastal region separated from a more extensive water body by naturally forming barriers?
What is the term used to describe the islands that are formed parallel to the shoreline due to the deposition of sediments?
What is the term used to describe the islands that are formed parallel to the shoreline due to the deposition of sediments?
What type of coastal wetland area is formed when flooded by saltwater during high tides?
What type of coastal wetland area is formed when flooded by saltwater during high tides?
What is the main process responsible for the formation of spits?
What is the main process responsible for the formation of spits?
Where is sediment deposition likely to occur?
Where is sediment deposition likely to occur?
What is affected by the longshore drift?
What is affected by the longshore drift?
What is formed over time due to longshore drift near the beach?
What is formed over time due to longshore drift near the beach?
