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Question 11 pts
A sand ridge connecting an island to the mainland or to another island is called what?
Group of answer choices

  1. tombolo
  2. sea stack
  3. breakwater
  4. jetty

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    Question 21 pts
    Which of the following is associated with ocean ridges?
    Group of answer choices
  5. all of these
  6. rift zones
  7. volcanic structures
  8. mountainous topography

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    Question 31 pts
    It is thought that submarine canyons on the continental slope were generated by which occurrence?
    Group of answer choices
  9. streams, when the sea level was much higher than it is today
  10. trench formation
  11. a submarine glaciation
  12. turbidity currents

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    Question 41 pts
    Which of the following is NOT associated with turbidity currents?
    Group of answer choices
  13. deposits of graded beds
  14. formation of seamounts
  15. excavation of submarine canyons
  16. density currents

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    Question 51 pts
    A sand bar that completely crosses a bay, sealing it off from the open ocean, is called what?
    Group of answer choices
  17. tombolo
  18. none of these
  19. coastal barrier
  20. sea stack

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    Question 61 pts
    What causes deep-water currents to surface?
    Group of answer choices
  21. deflection of currents against landmasses
  22. displacement of warm surface waters by wind
  23. stacking of layers of dense water
  24. water's ability to absorb and release solar energy slower than land

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    Question 71 pts
    Which statement is true concerning the ocean currents?
    Group of answer choices
  25. they rotate clockwise in the Northern Hemisphere, and counter-clockwise in the Southern Hemisphere
  26. none of these is true
  27. cold ocean currents are found only in the polar regions
  28. warm water currents upwell in the Northern Hemisphere, and downwell in the Southern Hemisphere

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    Question 81 pts
    What is the general rule about surface currents?
    Group of answer choices
  29. cold water flows along the ocean floor towards the equator
  30. the east coasts of continents have cold surface currents, and the west coasts of continents have warm surface currents
  31. seasonal and constant offshore winds create significant upwelling along the west coasts of South and North America and Africa
  32. the west coasts of continents have cold surface currents, and the east coasts of continents have warm surface currents

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    Question 91 pts
    An isolated remnant of wave erosion is called what?
    Group of answer choices
  33. groin
  34. sea stack
  35. jetty
  36. spit

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    Question 101 pts
    Which of the following best describes the movement of sand parallel to the shore?
    Group of answer choices
  37. created by longshore currents
  38. created by waves approaching at an oblique angle
  39. all of these
  40. may create spits

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