GEOG 1113: FINAL EXAM QUESTIONS
AND FULL SET CORRECT ANSWERS
2026
What is the name of the current that moves or transports sediment
parallel to the shore of an ocean, lake or sea? - CORRECT ANSWER-
Longshore
What causes high and low tides to occur on Earth? - CORRECT
ANSWER- Water being pulled by the gravity of the moon.
The heigh of sea level RISES when earth's oceans COOL in
temperature - CORRECT ANSWER- False
Vertical distance between 2 consecutive waves - CORRECT
ANSWER- Wave height
The lowest part of a wave - CORRECT ANSWER- Trough
The distance between the highest part of 2 waves. - CORRECT
ANSWER- Wavelength
Highest part of a wave - CORRECT ANSWER- Crest
Action of a wave no longer has an effect - CORRECT ANSWER-
Wave base
The part of the coastal zone where the deeper waters are beyond the
point and waves begin to break. - CORRECT ANSWER- Offshore
The part of the coastal zone that is permanently submerged by shallow
water where waves break - CORRECT ANSWER- Inshore
,The highest part of the beach, only seldom covered by water. -
CORRECT ANSWER- Backshore
The part of a beach submerged during high tides but exposed during low
tides - CORRECT ANSWER- Foreshore
What is a submergent coast? - CORRECT ANSWER- A coast that
has been inundated by the sea.
When LESS than normal high and low tides are experienced on earth,
the sun and moon are pulling _____ to each other and are referred to as
_____ tides - CORRECT ANSWER- Perpendicular, neap
What type of coastal regime occurs when the height of swash and waves
reaches the TOP of the dune and sediment transported toward the
shore? - CORRECT ANSWER- Over wash
Flooding - CORRECT ANSWER- It refers to the overflow of water
onto land that is normally dry
How does flood rank among other hazards in term of cost for the United
States? - CORRECT ANSWER- On average, floods cost the
American economy approximately 2.4 billion dollars per year.
How many flooding disasters have been declared for Georgia between
1953 and 2020? - CORRECT ANSWER- Since 1953, 9 flood disaster
declarations have been declared for GA.
Hydrology - CORRECT ANSWER- It is the science of water and its
global circulation, distribution, and properties at and below Earth's
surface. "fluvial" = river
Stream velocity - CORRECT ANSWER- The speed at which water
moves through a channel at a given point.
Discharge - CORRECT ANSWER- The volume of water passing a
given point in a river per unit of time.
, Stage - CORRECT ANSWER- The gauged height of the water level
in a river.
River Reach - CORRECT ANSWER- Any predefined stretch along a
river.
Tributary - CORRECT ANSWER- Any branch of a river.
Stream Gradient - CORRECT ANSWER- The slope of a river
between two defined points.
Stream width - CORRECT ANSWER- The horizontal distance from
bank to bank.
Stream depth - CORRECT ANSWER- The vertical distance between
water surface and stream bed.
Drainage divide - CORRECT ANSWER- The boundary that separates
runoff from one stream to another (usually the highest elevation point
between 2 channels)
Continental divide - CORRECT ANSWER- A ridge of highland that
separates drainage systems that empty into different ocean basins
Stream order - CORRECT ANSWER- An numerical system used to
rank stream size based on the # of tributaries flowing into a stream.
First-order streams - CORRECT ANSWER- Smallest streams, no
tributaries, in the headwaters of a drainage basin
Second-order streams - CORRECT ANSWER- formed at the merging
point of 2 first-order streams
Third-order streams - CORRECT ANSWER- 80% of streams
(Mississippi river is 10th order and Amazon river is 12th order)
AND FULL SET CORRECT ANSWERS
2026
What is the name of the current that moves or transports sediment
parallel to the shore of an ocean, lake or sea? - CORRECT ANSWER-
Longshore
What causes high and low tides to occur on Earth? - CORRECT
ANSWER- Water being pulled by the gravity of the moon.
The heigh of sea level RISES when earth's oceans COOL in
temperature - CORRECT ANSWER- False
Vertical distance between 2 consecutive waves - CORRECT
ANSWER- Wave height
The lowest part of a wave - CORRECT ANSWER- Trough
The distance between the highest part of 2 waves. - CORRECT
ANSWER- Wavelength
Highest part of a wave - CORRECT ANSWER- Crest
Action of a wave no longer has an effect - CORRECT ANSWER-
Wave base
The part of the coastal zone where the deeper waters are beyond the
point and waves begin to break. - CORRECT ANSWER- Offshore
The part of the coastal zone that is permanently submerged by shallow
water where waves break - CORRECT ANSWER- Inshore
,The highest part of the beach, only seldom covered by water. -
CORRECT ANSWER- Backshore
The part of a beach submerged during high tides but exposed during low
tides - CORRECT ANSWER- Foreshore
What is a submergent coast? - CORRECT ANSWER- A coast that
has been inundated by the sea.
When LESS than normal high and low tides are experienced on earth,
the sun and moon are pulling _____ to each other and are referred to as
_____ tides - CORRECT ANSWER- Perpendicular, neap
What type of coastal regime occurs when the height of swash and waves
reaches the TOP of the dune and sediment transported toward the
shore? - CORRECT ANSWER- Over wash
Flooding - CORRECT ANSWER- It refers to the overflow of water
onto land that is normally dry
How does flood rank among other hazards in term of cost for the United
States? - CORRECT ANSWER- On average, floods cost the
American economy approximately 2.4 billion dollars per year.
How many flooding disasters have been declared for Georgia between
1953 and 2020? - CORRECT ANSWER- Since 1953, 9 flood disaster
declarations have been declared for GA.
Hydrology - CORRECT ANSWER- It is the science of water and its
global circulation, distribution, and properties at and below Earth's
surface. "fluvial" = river
Stream velocity - CORRECT ANSWER- The speed at which water
moves through a channel at a given point.
Discharge - CORRECT ANSWER- The volume of water passing a
given point in a river per unit of time.
, Stage - CORRECT ANSWER- The gauged height of the water level
in a river.
River Reach - CORRECT ANSWER- Any predefined stretch along a
river.
Tributary - CORRECT ANSWER- Any branch of a river.
Stream Gradient - CORRECT ANSWER- The slope of a river
between two defined points.
Stream width - CORRECT ANSWER- The horizontal distance from
bank to bank.
Stream depth - CORRECT ANSWER- The vertical distance between
water surface and stream bed.
Drainage divide - CORRECT ANSWER- The boundary that separates
runoff from one stream to another (usually the highest elevation point
between 2 channels)
Continental divide - CORRECT ANSWER- A ridge of highland that
separates drainage systems that empty into different ocean basins
Stream order - CORRECT ANSWER- An numerical system used to
rank stream size based on the # of tributaries flowing into a stream.
First-order streams - CORRECT ANSWER- Smallest streams, no
tributaries, in the headwaters of a drainage basin
Second-order streams - CORRECT ANSWER- formed at the merging
point of 2 first-order streams
Third-order streams - CORRECT ANSWER- 80% of streams
(Mississippi river is 10th order and Amazon river is 12th order)
