GEOL 1403 Beach Blinn Actual Exam
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1. Albedo - ANSWER Ability of a surface to reflect light
2. Emergent coast - ANSWER active tectonic plates
3. Submergent coast - ANSWER passive tectonic plates
4. Tombolo - ANSWER A ridge of sand that connects an island to the
mainland or to another island
5. Estuary - ANSWER A habitat in which a river's freshwater meets the
ocean's salt water. DROWNED RIVER
6. barrier island - ANSWER a long ridge of sand or narrow island that lies
parallel to the shore, forms from spits
,7. What affects tides? - ANSWER The moon and sun's gravitational pull on
the earth
8. Neaptide - ANSWER A tide with the least difference between low and
high tide that occurs when the sun and moon pull at right angles to each
other.
9. Springtide - ANSWER The tide with the greatest difference between
consecutive low and high tides
10.Semi dermal tide - ANSWER happens twice a day, 2 high tides, 2 low
tides
11.Rain shadow effect - ANSWER Precipitation falls on the windward side
of a mountain range, resulting in lush vegetation & a warm, moist climate
on one side, but a desert area on the leeward side.
12.What might tell you you're working in a desert - ANSWER iron oxide,
loess, cross bedding
13.Angle of repose - ANSWER the steepest angle at which loose material
remains stationary without sliding downslope
14.Slip face - ANSWER leading edge of the dune where the sand is falling
down
,15.Describe what is the principal cause of earthquakes? - ANSWER
Earthquakes are caused by the slipping of one tectonic plate under another
16.Where do earthquakes principally occur? - ANSWER Along the "Ring of
Fire" and other active tectonic plates
17.What are the principal destructive forces that can occur due to
earthquakes? - ANSWER Buildings falling, moving of earths surface
along fault lines
18.How is the size of an earthquake determined? - ANSWER determined by
the energy, intensity, and magnitude
19.What is the difference between an epicenter and hypocenter? - ANSWER
The epicenter is the point of the earth's surface while the hypocenter is
deep beneath the earth
20.What is meant by elastic rebound? - ANSWER Elastic rebound refers to
how the slippage along a fault (i.e., earthquake) allows the deformed rock
to regain its original shape in a new location.
21.How is triangulation used to locate the source of an earthquake - ANSWER
Triangulation helps find the epicenter of an earthquake by using the
distance of waves from 3 or more places and centering in one location
where they all meet with the highest amplitude
, 22.Why are earthquakes more prevalent in the western U.S. than the eastern
U.S.? - ANSWER There are more active continental margins
23.Major earthquakes are often followed by somewhat smaller events known
as - ANSWER Aftershocks
24.Do Primary or secondary waves have the highest velocities - ANSWER
Primary
25.The instrument that records earthquake events is termed a - ANSWER
seismograph
26.The distance between a seismological recording station and the earthquake
source is determined from - ANSWER the time difference between the P
and S wave.
The Richter magnitude of an earthquake is determined from - ANSWER the
Amplitude of the largest wave .
Characterize tsunamis amplitude and wavelength? - ANSWER long amplitude
short wavelength, changes slowly
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1. Albedo - ANSWER Ability of a surface to reflect light
2. Emergent coast - ANSWER active tectonic plates
3. Submergent coast - ANSWER passive tectonic plates
4. Tombolo - ANSWER A ridge of sand that connects an island to the
mainland or to another island
5. Estuary - ANSWER A habitat in which a river's freshwater meets the
ocean's salt water. DROWNED RIVER
6. barrier island - ANSWER a long ridge of sand or narrow island that lies
parallel to the shore, forms from spits
,7. What affects tides? - ANSWER The moon and sun's gravitational pull on
the earth
8. Neaptide - ANSWER A tide with the least difference between low and
high tide that occurs when the sun and moon pull at right angles to each
other.
9. Springtide - ANSWER The tide with the greatest difference between
consecutive low and high tides
10.Semi dermal tide - ANSWER happens twice a day, 2 high tides, 2 low
tides
11.Rain shadow effect - ANSWER Precipitation falls on the windward side
of a mountain range, resulting in lush vegetation & a warm, moist climate
on one side, but a desert area on the leeward side.
12.What might tell you you're working in a desert - ANSWER iron oxide,
loess, cross bedding
13.Angle of repose - ANSWER the steepest angle at which loose material
remains stationary without sliding downslope
14.Slip face - ANSWER leading edge of the dune where the sand is falling
down
,15.Describe what is the principal cause of earthquakes? - ANSWER
Earthquakes are caused by the slipping of one tectonic plate under another
16.Where do earthquakes principally occur? - ANSWER Along the "Ring of
Fire" and other active tectonic plates
17.What are the principal destructive forces that can occur due to
earthquakes? - ANSWER Buildings falling, moving of earths surface
along fault lines
18.How is the size of an earthquake determined? - ANSWER determined by
the energy, intensity, and magnitude
19.What is the difference between an epicenter and hypocenter? - ANSWER
The epicenter is the point of the earth's surface while the hypocenter is
deep beneath the earth
20.What is meant by elastic rebound? - ANSWER Elastic rebound refers to
how the slippage along a fault (i.e., earthquake) allows the deformed rock
to regain its original shape in a new location.
21.How is triangulation used to locate the source of an earthquake - ANSWER
Triangulation helps find the epicenter of an earthquake by using the
distance of waves from 3 or more places and centering in one location
where they all meet with the highest amplitude
, 22.Why are earthquakes more prevalent in the western U.S. than the eastern
U.S.? - ANSWER There are more active continental margins
23.Major earthquakes are often followed by somewhat smaller events known
as - ANSWER Aftershocks
24.Do Primary or secondary waves have the highest velocities - ANSWER
Primary
25.The instrument that records earthquake events is termed a - ANSWER
seismograph
26.The distance between a seismological recording station and the earthquake
source is determined from - ANSWER the time difference between the P
and S wave.
The Richter magnitude of an earthquake is determined from - ANSWER the
Amplitude of the largest wave .
Characterize tsunamis amplitude and wavelength? - ANSWER long amplitude
short wavelength, changes slowly
