Coastal features
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- Q1Waves perform all of the following functions EXCEPTconvectiontransportationerosiondeposition5s
- Q2In constructive waves the ____________ is greater than the ______________.backwash - swashswash - backwashswash - erosiondeposition - backwash5s
- Q3Most leeward facing coastlines in the Caribbean are located to thenortheastsouthwest5s
- Q4Waves erode by all these processes exceptsuspensionsolutionattritionabrasion5s
- Q5Wave-cut platforms are associated withbaysmangrovescliffsbeaches10s
- Q6Weaknesses in headlands may be enlarged by hydraulic action to form_______stacksarchesstumpscaves10s
- Q7Longshore drift is a result of all of the following EXCEPTswash and backwashuneven coastlinepresence of riverswave refraction10s
- Q8Discordant coasts (alternate layers of hard and soft rock lying perpendicular to the shore) give rise to features such as ______________bays and headlandslagoonscliffswave-cut platforms10s
- Q9A/an _______________________ joins an island to the main land.tombolospitoffshore barbay bar10s
- Q10A /an ______________ is a tongue of sand or other material that extends across a bay.offshore bartombolospitbay bar10s
- Q11Still, sheltered WATER behind a bay or bay may form a ________________coral reefmangrovelagoonswamp10s
- Q12Coral reefs need all of the following to grow EXCEPT21- 30 degrees Celsiusturbid watersunlightsalinity10s
- Q13These reefs are the most commonly found in the Caribbean.barrieratollfringingpatch10s
- Q14These reefs are separated form the mainland by a wide, deep lagoonbarrierfringingpatchatoll10s
- Q15Mangrove types include all of the following EXCEPTredaquamarineblackwhite10s