Oceanography 100 Exam 3 (SDSU) Questions and Answers 100% Verified

Oceanography 100 Exam 3 (SDSU) Questions and Answers 100% Verified coast - CORRECT ANSWER-land extending inland as far as marine influence is seen offshore - CORRECT ANSWER-extends from breakers to edge of continental shelf beach - CORRECT ANSWER-shore and nearshore; very active (where waves break) berm - CORRECT ANSWER-dry area at the foot of coastal cliff (where the sand is and you put your towel) Berm floods when.... - CORRECT ANSWER--very high tide -tsunami -storm swells/ breakers wave- cut platform - CORRECT ANSWER-flat eroded bedrock at beach, by wave energy notch - CORRECT ANSWER-cave cut into the sea cliff by wave energy near shore - CORRECT ANSWER-where breakers occur coastline - CORRECT ANSWER-line that separates beach from land sources of sand to the beach - CORRECT ANSWER-- continental erosion - rivers dumping sediment into the sea summertime beach - CORRECT ANSWER--wave energy is low -sandy beach -wide berm wintertime beach - CORRECT ANSWER--wave energy is high -rocky beach -narrow berm drift - CORRECT ANSWER-net movement of sand grains (longshore drift) longshore current - CORRECT ANSWER-movement of water in surf zone, parallel to the coast why does longshore current move water parallel to the coast - CORRECT ANSWER-- waves come at an ange