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True-False Quiz



 This activity contains 10 questions.

Question 1.
The most notable land features created by waves are rocky cliffs and headlands.
   
 
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Question 2.
The waters of the world oceans oscillate in a regular and predictable pattern called waves.
   
 
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Question 3.
The rise and fall cycle of tides produces two high tides and two low tides a day on all sea coasts.
   
 
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Question 4.
The most notable erosion along coastlines is accomplished by wind action.
   
 
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Question 5.
One of the most prominent factors influencing coastal topography is a change in sea level.
   
 
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Question 6.
A coast along which there are numerous estuaries is called a ria shoreline.
   
 
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Question 7.
The most widespread marine depositional feature is the beach.
   
 
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Question 8.
A barrier island is a long, narrow sandbar built up in shallow offshore waters.
   
 
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Question 9.
Any linear deposit attached to the land at one end and extending into open water is called a spit.
   
 
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Question 10.
Water particles in an oscillatory wave actually have very little forward movement.
   
 
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