Natural Hazards Earths Processes as Hazards Disasters 3rd Edition Canadian Edition By Edward A. Keller – Test Bank

Chapter 11 Coastal Hazards

1) Why are East Coast beaches wider and sandier in general than West Coast beaches?
A) The East Coast is nearer to a convergent boundary
B) The East Coast is nearer to a subduction zone
C) The East Coast is not near a convergent plate boundary
D) The East Coast is nearer to a deeper ocean
E) The East Coast has more rocks to erode
Answer: C
Section: 11.1
Bloom’s Taxonomy: Comprehension

2) Which of the following statements is true about coastlines?
A) Coastlines are the place where the continental crust meets the ocean crust
B) Coastlines are constantly changing in shape and length
C) Coastlines are at the boundaries of different plates
D) Coastline shape and length always stays the same
E) Coastlines are always wide and sandy
Answer: B
Section: 11.1
Bloom’s Taxonomy: Comprehension

3) Which of the following is not a coastal hazard?
A) Coastline erosion
B) Strong coastal currents
C) Storm surge
D) Tsunamis
E) Earthquakes
Answer: E
Section: 11.1
Bloom’s Taxonomy: Knowledge

4) The size of waves depends on which of the following?
A) Length of time the wind blows
B) Wind speed
C) Fetch
D) Distance the wind blows over surface
E) All of the above affect wave size
Answer: E
Section: 11.2
Bloom’s Taxonomy: Knowledge

5) If you were watching waves from the shore and started counting the seconds between one crest to the next, what would you be measuring?
A) Wave height
B) Wavelength
C) Wave period
D) Wave energy
E) Wave speed
Answer: C
Section: 11.2
Bloom’s Taxonomy: Comprehension

6) Which of the following would be the best way to measure the wavelength of a set of waves at the beach?
A) Hold a meterstick in the water and measure how high the wave goes on the stick
B) Count the number of waves that pass by in a minute
C) Using a stopwatch, time the waves as the crests move by
D) Take a picture of the waves with a camera and measure the distance between the crests with a ruler
E) Using a scale, measure the pressure of the largest wave
Answer: D
Section: 11.2
Bloom’s Taxonomy: Comprehension

7) What characteristic of waves increases as they hit the coastline?
A) Wave height
B) Wavelength
C) Wave period
D) Wave energy
E) Wave speed
Answer: A
Section: 11.2
Bloom’s Taxonomy: Comprehension

8) If you placed a small boat in waves in the open ocean (not near the shoreline) what would the motion of the boat be?
A) Up and down slowly moving towards shoreline
B) Up and down slowing moving out to sea
C) Circular pattern staying mostly in the same place
D) Circular pattern slowly moving towards the shoreline
E) Circular pattern slowing moving out to sea
Answer: C
Section: 11.2
Bloom’s Taxonomy: Comprehension

9) At what depth do waves begin to slow down and “feel bottom”?
A) At depth equal to twice the wavelength
B) At depth equal to one wavelength
C) At depth equal to ½ wavelength
D) At depth equal to ¼ wavelength
E) Never. Waves don’t slow down.
Answer: C
Section: 11.2
Bloom’s Taxonomy: Knowledge

10) What are swells?
A) Wave troughs
B) Wave crests
C) Waves that are different from other waves
D) Waves generated by storms
E) Waves in summer water
Answer: D
Section: 11.2
Bloom’s Taxonomy: Knowledge