This quiz, SCL #2 Ocean Beach HW Quiz 2, tests knowledge on sediment types, salinity levels, and zonation in beach and coastal environments.
Estuary deposits
Tidal amplitude
Water turbulence
Coastal plain migration
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The subtidal zone of crashing breakers with swirling sand and shallow water; the intertidal zone, alternately covered and exposed by tidal waters; and the dry, sandy supratidal zone extending to the base of the sand dunes.
The ocean zone of crashing breakers with swirling sand and shallow water; the salt marsh zone, alternately covered and exposed by tidal waters; and the dry, sandy sand dune zone extending to the base of the sand dunes.
The shoreface zone of crashing breakers with swirling sand and shallow water; the intertidal zone, alternately covered and exposed by tidal waters; and the dry, sandy subtidal zone extending to the base of the sand dunes.
The supratidal zone of crashing breakers with swirling sand and shallow water; the intertidal zone, alternately covered and exposed by tidal waters; and the dry, sandy subtidal zone extending to the base of the sand dunes.
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Free floating microscopic plants that are the basis of the marine food chain.
Free floating microscopic animals that are the basis of the marine food chain.
Free floating microscopic scavengers that support the marine food chain.
Diatoms that cause red tide and are toxic to the marine food chain.
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The back dune end of the supratidal zone
The movement of sand offshore during a storm
The supratidal ledge of sand at the high tide line
The edge of the swash (shoreface where waves break) zone
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Fine silt
Loam
Coarse sand
Clay
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Moon and sun’s gravitational pull on Earth.
Moon's gravitational pull on Earth.
Sun’s gravitational pull on Earth.
The oceans wave energy.
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Scavengers
Decomposers
Producers
Herbivores
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Wind coming off the ocean, the presence of water coming in with the tides and in the space between the sand sediment.
The presence of water coming in with the tides, salt spray and plants.
The wind coming off the ocean, salt spray and plants.
The wind coming off the ocean, the presence of water coming in with the tides and plants.
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Dinoflagellates
Diatoms
Gastropods
Pelecypods
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An organism with a hard shell that encases a soft muscle body
An organism with a soft shell and a hard interior skeleton
A bottom dwelling organism that breathes water and uses siphons to feed
A bottom dwelling organism that uses a muscular foot to dig and capture its prey
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Phytoplankton
Phytoplankton and zooplankton
Detritus and debris
Detritus
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Turbulent ocean waves can carry coarse sediment and deposit it on the shoreline.
Turbulent ocean tides can carry coarse sediment and deposit it on the shoreline.
Gentle sound waves deposit coarse sediment in the ebb tidal deltas.
The longshore current carries coarse sediment to the shore.
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Most supratidal animals are__scavengers_________ that feed__on debris along the____ strand line____
Most supratidal animals are__herbivores_________ that feed__on debris along the____high tide line____
Most supratidal animals are__carnivores_________ that feed__on debris along the____ low tide line____
Most supratidal animals are__omnivores_________ that feed__on debris along the____ surf zone____
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At the high tide line.
At the shoreline.
Along the shoreface.
In the intertidal zone.
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A bivalve, two-shelled mollusk
A univalve, one shelled mollusk
A phytoplankton producer
A zooplankton producer
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A univalve, one-shelled mollusk
A bivalve, two-shelled mollusk
A phytoplankton producer
A zooplankton consumer
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A gastropod is a mollusk that has one shell. It is a marine snail.
A gastropod is a mollusk that has two shells it is a bivalve or pelecypod with a strong muscular foot.
A gastropod is a mollusk that attaches itself to hard substrate to survive.
A gastropod is a mollusk that has an internal shell like a squid.
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Waves
Tides
Longshore current
Winds
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Plankton, tides.
Zooplankton, waves.
Phytoplankton, waves.
Plankton, waves.
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