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Determine whether each of the statements below is true or false.

1
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 across the water.
A)TRUE
B)FALSE
4
Waves typically break when their wavelength reaches 1/4 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
For the past 11,000 years, sea-level has is rising worldwide.
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 has accelerated due to construction of dams 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 on Earth has a coastal zone.
A)TRUE
B)FALSE





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