978-0134073545 Chapter 10 Part 4

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81) Which of the following estuaries forms when the sea floods a downdropped area caused by

faulting?

A) Bar-Built Estuary

B) Coastal Plain Estuary

C) Delta System

D) Fjord

E) Tectonic Estuary

Bloom’s Taxonomy: Remembering/Understanding

Section: 10.6 What Are the Characteristics and Types of Coastal Waters?

Essent’l Concept: 10.6 Compare the various types of coastal waters

82) Which of the following is the largest estuary in the United States?

A) Chesapeake Bay

B) Galveston Bay

C) Laguna Madre

D) Pamlico Sound

E) San Francisco Bay

Bloom’s Taxonomy: Remembering/Understanding

Section: 10.6 What Are the Characteristics and Types of Coastal Waters?

Essent’l Concept: 10.6 Compare the various types of coastal waters

83) Which of the following has caused an increase in the mortality of blue crab, oysters, and

other bottom-dwelling animals in Chesapeake Bay since the early 1950s?

A) An oil pipeline rupture and spill

B) Increased discharge of sewage and fertilizers

C) Increased maximum river flow in the spring

D) Large seasonal changes in salinity and temperature

E) Numerous drier years with less river runoff

Bloom’s Taxonomy: Remembering/Understanding

Section: 10.6 What Are the Characteristics and Types of Coastal Waters?

Essent’l Concept: 10.6 Compare the various types of coastal waters

84) Compared to a typical estuary, which of the following exhibits the exact opposite circulation

pattern?

A) Chesapeake Bay

B) Galveston Bay

C) Laguna Madre

D) Pamlico Sound

E) San Francisco Bay

Bloom’s Taxonomy: Remembering/Understanding

Section: 10.6 What Are the Characteristics and Types of Coastal Waters?

Essent’l Concept: 10.6 Compare the various types of coastal waters

85) Most marginal seas result from which of the following?

A) Geostrophic flow

B) Glacial erosion

C) Ocean currents

D) River erosion

E) Tectonic events

Bloom’s Taxonomy: Remembering/Understanding

Section: 10.6 What Are the Characteristics and Types of Coastal Waters?

Essent’l Concept: 10.6 Compare the various types of coastal waters

86) The water level of the eastern Mediterranean Sea is lower than the level at the Strait of

Gibraltar due to which of the following?

A) Glacial erosion

B) High evaporation

C) Ocean currents

D) River erosion

E) Tectonic events

Bloom’s Taxonomy: Remembering/Understanding

Section: 10.6 What Are the Characteristics and Types of Coastal Waters?

Essent’l Concept: 10.6 Compare the various types of coastal waters

87) Which of the following statements about the Mediterranean Sea is correct?

A) The Mediterranean Intermediate water flows eastward toward Cyprus.

B) The Mediterranean Sea is several connected small seas.

C) The Mediterranean Sea is the remnant of the ancient Atlantic Ocean.

D) The Mediterranean Sea is underlain by continental crust.

E) The Mediterranean Sea nearly dried up about 10,000 years ago.

Bloom’s Taxonomy: Remembering/Understanding

Section: 10.6 What Are the Characteristics and Types of Coastal Waters?

Essent’l Concept: 10.6 Compare the various types of coastal waters

88) An estimated ________ of wetlands worldwide have been destroyed in the past century.

A) 50%

B) 60%

C) 70%

D) 80%

E) 90%

Bloom’s Taxonomy: Remembering/Understanding

Section: 10.7 What Issues Face Coastal Wetlands?

Essent’l Concept: 10.7 Specify the issues that face coastal wetlands

89) Which of the following statements about wetlands is incorrect?

A) Wetlands are home to a diverse assortment of plants and animals.

B) Wetlands are inefficient at cleansing polluted water.

C) Wetlands are some of the most highly productive ecosystems on Earth.

D) Wetlands provide enormous economic benefits.

E) Wetlands serve as stopover points for migrating birds.

Bloom’s Taxonomy: Remembering/Understanding

Section: 10.7 What Issues Face Coastal Wetlands?

Essent’l Concept: 10.7 Specify the issues that face coastal wetlands

90) Which of the following statements about wetlands is incorrect?

A) Wetlands defend against hurricanes and tsunami.

B) Wetlands in the United States nearly dried up about 6 million years ago.

C) Wetlands protect shorelines from erosion.

D) Wetlands remove inorganic nitrogen compounds and metals.

E) Wetlands serve as nurseries for commercially important fishes.

Bloom’s Taxonomy: Remembering/Understanding

Section: 10.7 What Issues Face Coastal Wetlands?

Essent’l Concept: 10.7 Specify the issues that face coastal wetlands

91) The approximate boundary between salt marshes and mangrove swaps is ________ latitude.

A) 10°

B) 20°

C) 30°

D) 40°

E) 50°

Bloom’s Taxonomy: Remembering/Understanding

Section: 10.7 What Issues Face Coastal Wetlands?

Essent’l Concept: 10.7 Specify the issues that face coastal wetlands

92) Which of the following best describes the trend in the United States wetlands during this

century?

A) A decrease in coastal wetlands and a decrease in freshwater wetlands

B) A decrease in coastal wetlands and an increase in freshwater wetlands

C) An increase in coastal wetlands and a decrease in freshwater wetlands

D) An increase in coastal wetlands and an increase in freshwater wetlands

Bloom’s Taxonomy: Remembering/Understanding

Section: 10.7 What Issues Face Coastal Wetlands?

Essent’l Concept: 10.7 Specify the issues that face coastal wetlands

93) Judge the following sentence according to the criteria given below: River runoff does not

mix well with seawater along the coast BECAUSE freshwater is less dense than seawater.

A) The assertion and the reason are both correct, and the reason is valid.

B) The assertion and the reason are both correct, but the reason is invalid.

C) The assertion is correct, but the reason is incorrect.

D) The assertion is incorrect, but the reason is correct.

E) Both the assertion and the reason are incorrect.

Bloom’s Taxonomy: Applying/Analyzing

Section: 10.6 What Are the Characteristics and Types of Coastal Waters?

Essent’l Concept: 10.6 Compare the various types of coastal waters

94) Judge the following sentence according to the criteria given below: River runoff does mixes

well with seawater along the coast BECAUSE freshwater is less dense than seawater.

A) The assertion and the reason are both correct, and the reason is valid.

B) The assertion and the reason are both correct, but the reason is invalid.

C) The assertion is correct, but the reason is incorrect.

D) The assertion is incorrect, but the reason is correct.

E) Both the assertion and the reason are incorrect.

Bloom’s Taxonomy: Applying/Analyzing

Section: 10.6 What Are the Characteristics and Types of Coastal Waters?

Essent’l Concept: 10.6 Compare the various types of coastal waters

95) Judge the following sentence according to the criteria given below: River runoff does mixes

well with seawater along the coast BECAUSE freshwater is more dense than seawater.

A) The assertion and the reason are both correct, and the reason is valid.

B) The assertion and the reason are both correct, but the reason is invalid.

C) The assertion is correct, but the reason is incorrect.

D) The assertion is incorrect, but the reason is correct.

E) Both the assertion and the reason are incorrect.

Answer: E

Diff: 4

Bloom’s Taxonomy: Applying/Analyzing

Section: 10.6 What Are the Characteristics and Types of Coastal Waters?

Essent’l Concept: 10.6 Compare the various types of coastal waters

10.3 Essay Questions

Briefly describe differences between summertime and wintertime beaches and explain why these

differences occur.

Bloom’s Taxonomy: Remembering/Understanding

Section: 10.2 How Does Sand Move on the Beach?

Essent’l Concept: 10.2 Explain how sand moves on the beach

Global Sci Out: 8

2) What is longshore drift and how is it related to a longshore current?

Bloom’s Taxonomy: Remembering/Understanding

Section: 10.2 How Does Sand Move on the Beach?

Essent’l Concept: 10.2 Explain how sand moves on the beach

Global Sci Out: 8

3) Compare and contrast erosional coasts and depositional coasts.

Bloom’s Taxonomy: Remembering/Understanding

Section: 10.3 What Features Exist Along Erosional and Depositional Shores?

Essent’l Concept: 10.3 Describe the characteristic features of erosional and depositional shores

Global Sci Out: 8

4) Describe the response of a barrier island to a rise in sea level. Why do some barrier islands

develop peat deposits running through them from the ocean beach to the salt marsh?

Bloom’s Taxonomy: Remembering/Understanding

Section: 10.3 What Features Exist Along Erosional and Depositional Shores?

Essent’l Concept: 10.3 Describe the characteristic features of erosional and depositional shores

Global Sci Out: 8

5) Distinguish between an emerging shoreline and a submerging shoreline.

Bloom’s Taxonomy: Remembering/Understanding

Section: 10.4 How Do Changes in Sea Level Produce Emerging and Submerging Shorelines?

Essent’l Concept: 10.4 Discuss how changes in sea level produce emerging and submerging

shorelines

Global Sci Out: 8

6) Describe the types of hard stabilization and what each is intended to do. Include in your

answer the drawbacks of each method, as well as some of the alternatives to hard stabilization.

Bloom’s Taxonomy: Remembering/Understanding

Section: 10.5 How Does Hard Stabilization Affect Coastlines?

Essent’l Concept: 10.5 Describe the types of hard stabilization and evaluate various alternatives

Global Sci Out: 8

7) Distinguish between estuaries, lagoons, and marginal seas and give an example of each.

Bloom’s Taxonomy: Remembering/Understanding

Section: 10.6 What Are the Characteristics and Types of Coastal Waters?

Essent’l Concept: 10.6 Compare the various types of coastal waters

Global Sci Out: 8

8) Compare and contrast salt marshes and mangrove swamps.

Bloom’s Taxonomy: Remembering/Understanding

Section: 10.7 What Issues Face Coastal Wetlands?

Essent’l Concept: 10.7 Specify the issues that face coastal wetlands

Global Sci Out: 8