Example of a polar desert. A) Antarctica B) Gobi C) A crescent-shaped dune with

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Example of a polar desert. A) Antarctica B) Gobi C) A crescent-shaped dune with horns that point downwind. A) Barchan B) Parabolic C)Hyperbolic D) The active shoreline. A) Storm beach B) Low tide beach C) Sand beach D) Groins Where refraction concentrates wave energy on erosional coasts. A) Headlands B) Coves C Bays D) These human structures interfere with natural longshore drift. A) Groins B) Dams C Bridges D) These deserts are in the coldest places on Earth. A) polar deserts B) montane deserts C) rain shadow An elongate dune parallel to prevailing wind. A) longitudinal B) transverse CO Barchan D) crescent Pyramidal dumes resulting from multiple wind directions. A) star B) longitudinal C) transverse A shiny coating of manganese and iron oxides on desert rocks. A) Desert varnish B) Desert Paint C) Desert shine D) Desert lustre Partially submerged caves that eject large sprays of sea water as waves retreat. A) Blow holes B) Caves C) Arches D) Stacks Suspension, saltation, and creep are ways th geological materials are moved by this process.A) Eolian B) Hydrolic C) River D) Ocean This is produced by waves which encounter a shoreline at an oblique angle. A) Longshore current B) Rip tide This is located on the beach above normal waves. A) Beach berm B) High tide mark C) Littoral area D) Rippled areaThese tides occur at quarter Moons. A) Neap B) Spring C) Noon D) Midnight Forms features like ripples, desert pavement, yardangs, and ventifacts. A) wind B) snow C) ice D) water A coalesced set of alluvial fans A) Bajada B) Delta C) Oxbow D) Terrace from the floor. A) These cave formations grow up stalactites B) stalagmites C) columns D) drapery A problem in the Outer Banks and in Los Angeles igneous intrusion B) saltwater intrusion C) subsidence The void space between grains in a sandstone. A) grain space B) primary porosity C) secondary porosity This common sediment is very porous but not permeable. A) sand B) clay C) silt D) granite A rock carved by the wind. A) ventifact B) ventilant C) vent rock D) ventrant About 97 % percent of Earth's H2O. A) glacial water B) salt water C) fresh water D) cloud water Forms features like inselbergs, playas, alluvial fans, and buttes. A) water B) wind C) ice These deserts are on high plateaus far from the ocean. A) montane deserts B) rain shadow deserts C) polar This US city is actually below sea level because of excessive groundwater pumping. A Great Falls B) New Orleans C) Missoula D) Butte In this season, Northwest beaches are sandy and gently sloping. A) Summer B) Fall C)Winter D) Spring The latitudes where most desert areas lie. A) horse latitudes B) goat latitudes C) tropical latitudes D Narrow surface currents which carry water from the near shore seaward. A) Rip currents B) Tidal waves C Longshore current Very large ventifacts. A) Yardangs B) Boulders C Pebbles D) DangyarsA geologic layer that is completely impermeable to water flow. Al aquiflood B) aquiclude C) aquifer D) aquitard E) reservoir These forms when caves break through the headland. A) Arches B) Caves C) Sinks D) Headholes This happens when syszygy and lunar perigee happen at the same time. A) Highest tides B) Average tides C) No tides D) Rip tides If lowest tide today was at 9 am, the lowest tide tomorrow will be at about this time. A) 10 am B) 9 am C) 8 am D]7 am Depressions found in karst regions.A) kettle B) sinkholes c) deflation hollows D) blowouts

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Option A

A) Antarctica

Option D

D) Groins

Option A

A) Headlands

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A) longitudinal

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A) star

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A) Blow holes

Option B

B) Hydrolic

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A) Longshore current

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B) High tide mark

Option A

A) Neap

Option A

A) ventifact

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