Applications and Investigations in Earth Science (9th Edition)

9th Edition

ISBN: 9780134746241

Author: Edward J. Tarbuck, Frederick K. Lutgens, Dennis G. Tasa

Publisher: PEARSON

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Chapter 12.3, Problem 6A

What effect will the concentrated energy from wave erosion eventually have on the shape of the coastline?

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Applications and Investigations in Earth Science (9th Edition)

Ch. 12.1 - Prob. 1A Ch. 12.1 - Below what depth would a submarine have to...Ch. 12.2 - Prob. 1A Ch. 12.2 - Near the shore in shallow water, do water...Ch. 12.2 - In shallow water, are water particles in the wave...Ch. 12.2 - As waves approach the shore, do their heights...Ch. 12.2 - In the surf zone, is the water in the crest of a...Ch. 12.2 - What is the velocity of deep-water waves that have...Ch. 12.2 - At what water depth will a deep-water wave with a...Ch. 12.2 - At what water depth will the wave described in...

Ch. 12.2 - What two factors determine how far from the...Ch. 12.2 - Imagine that you are standing on a beach but...Ch. 12.2 - Along some shorelines, incoming waves cause the...Ch. 12.2 - One type of ocean wave, call a tsunami, is usually...Ch. 12.3 - Prob. 1A Ch. 12.3 - At approximately what water depth- 3, 6, 12, or 24...Ch. 12.3 - Draw a dashed line on Figure 12.2 to indicate...Ch. 12.3 - Will wave erosion be most severe on the headland...Ch. 12.3 - What effect will the concentrated energy from wave...Ch. 12.4 - Prob. 1A Ch. 12.4 - Name three shoreline features that are produced,...Ch. 12.4 - Use an arrow to indicate the location and...Ch. 12.4 - Use an arrow to indicate the location and...Ch. 12.5A - Prob. 1A Ch. 12.5A - Next to each of the features listed below,...Ch. 12.5A - Label a moraine terrace, a wave-cut cliff, and a...Ch. 12.5A - Label a baymouth bar and a spit in Figure 12.8.Ch. 12.5A - Label a sea arch, a tombolo, a spit, a wave-cut...Ch. 12.5B - Prob. 1A Ch. 12.5B - Point Reyes, located in the bottom-left corner of...Ch. 12.5B - Several depositional features near Drakes Estero...Ch. 12.5B - Follow Limantour Spit from its western tip at the...Ch. 12.5B - What geologic feature is Estero de Limantour?Ch. 12.5B - Limantour Spit may eventually extend across the...Ch. 12.5B - Locate the bench mark BM with an elevation of 552...Ch. 12.5B - What feature indicates that the headland called...Ch. 12.5B - List at least two features on the map that are...Ch. 12.6 - Prob. 1A Ch. 12.6 - Which surface-ocean current travels completely...Ch. 12.6 - Which surface-ocean current flows along the...Ch. 12.6 - What is the name of the surface-ocean current...Ch. 12.6 - Is the general circulation of the surface currents...Ch. 12.6 - In the South Atlantic, is the general circulation...Ch. 12.7 - Prob. 1A Ch. 12.7 - What process causes the Mediterranean intermediate...Ch. 12.7 - Figure 12.13 illustrates a simplified model of...Ch. 12.7 - Assume that water sinking in the North Atlantic...Ch. 12.8A - Prob. 1A Ch. 12.8A - Write the word spring or neap above the period of...Ch. 12.8A - Which coastal area experiences the largest tidal...Ch. 12.8A - Which coastal area experiences the smallest tidal...Ch. 12.8A - Notice that the phases of the Moon are shown at...Ch. 12.8B - Prob. 1A Ch. 12.8B - Classify each of the tidal patterns shown in...Ch. 12.8C - Prob. 1A Ch. 12.8C - Prob. 2A Ch. 12.8C - Prob. 3A Ch. 12.8C - Prob. 4A Ch. 12.8C - Prob. 5A Ch. 12 - Prob. 1LR Ch. 12 - What happens to wavelength and wave height as a...Ch. 12 - Refer 10 Figure 12.16 page 214 Identify the tidal...Ch. 12 - Is the circulation of the surface-ocean currents...Ch. 12 - Describe the difference between a spring tide and...Ch. 12 - Explain what causes spring tides.Ch. 12 - During which lunar phases are neap tides most...Ch. 12 - Which of the tidal patterns illustrated in Figure...Ch. 12 - On Figure 12.20, page 218, identify the features...

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