EBK APPLICATIONS AND INVESTIGATIONS IN
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Chapter 11.5B, Problem 5A
What geologic feature is Estero de Limantour?
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Chapter 11 Solutions
EBK APPLICATIONS AND INVESTIGATIONS IN
Ch. 11.1 - Prob. 1ACh. 11.1 - Prob. 2ACh. 11.2 - Prob. 1ACh. 11.2 - Near the shore in shallow water, do water...Ch. 11.2 - In shallow water, are water particles in the wave...Ch. 11.2 - As waves approach the shore, do their heights...Ch. 11.2 - In the surf zone, is the water in the crest of a...Ch. 11.2 - Prob. 6ACh. 11.2 - Prob. 7ACh. 11.2 - Prob. 8A
Ch. 11.2 - What two factors determine how far from the...Ch. 11.2 - Imagine that you are standing on a beach but...Ch. 11.2 - Along some shorelines, incoming waves cause the...Ch. 11.2 - One type of ocean wave, call a tsunami, is usually...Ch. 11.3 - Prob. 1ACh. 11.3 - At approximately what water depth- 3, 6, 12, or 24...Ch. 11.3 - Prob. 4ACh. 11.3 - Will wave erosion be most severe on the headland...Ch. 11.3 - What effect will the concentrated energy from wave...Ch. 11.4 - Prob. 1ACh. 11.4 - Name three shoreline features that are produced,...Ch. 11.4 - Prob. 3ACh. 11.4 - Prob. 4ACh. 11.5A - Prob. 1ACh. 11.5A - Next to each of the features listed below,...Ch. 11.5A - Prob. 3ACh. 11.5A - Prob. 4ACh. 11.5A - Prob. 5ACh. 11.5B - Prob. 1ACh. 11.5B - Point Reyes, located in the bottom-left corner of...Ch. 11.5B - Several depositional features near Drakes Estero...Ch. 11.5B - Follow Limantour Spit from its western tip at the...Ch. 11.5B - What geologic feature is Estero de Limantour?Ch. 11.5B - Limantour Spit may eventually extend across the...Ch. 11.5B - Locate the bench mark BM with an elevation of 552...Ch. 11.5B - What feature indicates that the headland called...Ch. 11.5B - List at least two features on the map that are...Ch. 11.6 - Prob. 1ACh. 11.6 - Which surface-ocean current travels completely...Ch. 11.6 - Which surface-ocean current flows along the...Ch. 11.6 - What is the name of the surface-ocean current...Ch. 11.6 - Is the general circulation of the surface currents...Ch. 11.6 - In the South Atlantic, is the general circulation...Ch. 11.7 - Prob. 1ACh. 11.7 - What process causes the Mediterranean intermediate...Ch. 11.7 - Prob. 3ACh. 11.7 - Assume that water sinking in the North Atlantic...Ch. 11.8A - Prob. 1ACh. 11.8A - Write the word spring or neap above the period of...Ch. 11.8A - Which coastal area experiences the largest tidal...Ch. 11.8A - Which coastal area experiences the smallest tidal...Ch. 11.8A - Prob. 5ACh. 11.8B - Prob. 1ACh. 11.8B - Prob. 2ACh. 11.8C - Prob. 1ACh. 11.8C - Prob. 2ACh. 11.8C - Prob. 3ACh. 11.8C - Prob. 4ACh. 11.8C - Prob. 5ACh. 11 - Prob. 1LRCh. 11 - What happens to wavelength and wave height as a...Ch. 11 - Prob. 3LRCh. 11 - Is the circulation of the surface-ocean currents...Ch. 11 - Prob. 5LRCh. 11 - Explain what causes spring tides.Ch. 11 - Prob. 7LRCh. 11 - Prob. 8LRCh. 11 - Prob. 9LR
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