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Ocean waves are generated by wind blowing across the surface of the sea.A) TRUE B) FALSE 2
The height of waves is partly related to the strength of winds blowing across the sea.A) TRUE B) FALSE 3
The wavelength is due partly to the distance waves have travelled from their source.A) TRUE B) FALSE 4
Waves typically break when their wavelength reaches 1/7 of their height.A) TRUE B) FALSE 5
The surf zone is a zone of active sediment transport.A) TRUE B) FALSE 6
At the present time, virtually all coasts worldwide are erosional.A) TRUE B) FALSE 7
Sea-level is presently rising all around Earth.A) TRUE B) FALSE 8
The coastlines of every continent were drowned by rising sea-level following the last Ice Age.A) TRUE B) FALSE 9
Wave refraction is responsible for development of sea stacks.A) TRUE B) FALSE 10
Over time, coasts tend to become straighter.A) TRUE B) FALSE 11
Estuaries are characteristic features of uplifted coasts.A) TRUE B) FALSE 12
Organisms can sometimes be important agents of modification of coastal areas.A) TRUE B) FALSE 13
The depositional feature known as a tombolo commonly forms on erosional coasts.A) TRUE B) FALSE 14
Coastal erosion in many areas was accelerated by construction of water reservoirs in inland areas.A) TRUE B) FALSE 15
Rip currents can only form when surf is very high.A) TRUE B) FALSE 16
Mud cannot be deposited in coastal areas.A) TRUE B) FALSE 17
Large storms are important agents of change in coastal areas.A) TRUE B) FALSE 18
All sea stacks were once connected to the mainland.A) TRUE B) FALSE 19
Longshore currents are caused by wind blowing parallel to the coast.A) TRUE B) FALSE 20
Every continent has a coastal zone.A) TRUE B) FALSE