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Multiple-Choice Quiz
Our Multiple-Choice Quiz exercise will test your knowledge of the basic concepts and ideas offered in Chapter 20. By successfully reviewing these concepts, you will reinforce your comprehension of these geographic ideas.

This activity contains 20 questions.

Question 1
1 The single most important force in shaping coastal topography is (are) the
 
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Question 2
2 The vertical distance from the still water level to the crest of a wave is called the
 
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Question 3
3 The most widespread of all coastal depositional features is
 
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Question 4
4 Most waves are generated by
 
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Question 5
5 Beach sand moves along the shore in a movement of materials called
 
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Question 6
6 Barrier islands
 
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Question 7
7 A key sign of submergence of coastal terrain is the presence of
 
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Question 8
8 Most atolls began as which of the following around volcanic islands which later subsided beneath the sea?
 
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Question 9
9 Which of the following is not a type of spit?
 
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Question 10
10 Coral reef types include
 
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Question 11
11 Most coastal lagoons, over time, become
 
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Question 12
12 Almost all of the world's oceanic coastlines show evidence of which of the following during the past 15,000 years?
 
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Question 13
13 This space shuttle photo shows the coast of North Carolina.The thin tan lines in the photo are [Photo Source]
 
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Question 14
14 Where are tides significant agents in coastal erosion?
 
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Question 15
15 Which of the following is most closely associated with waves of oscillation?
 
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Question 16
16 Sea waves created by seismic activity are known as ____ .
 
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Question 17
17 An island connected to the coastline by a sandy spit is called a ____.
 
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Question 18
18 The horizontal distance between successive wave crests are ____.
 
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Question 19
19 Which of the following is built by coral?
 
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Question 20
20 Fringing reefs evolve into an ____ upon the sinking of a volcanic island.
 
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