SUNY GLY105 Beaches and Coasts Module 3 Quiz

Question 1The classification scheme for coastlines is primarily based on:

                 materials that make up the coasts

                plate tectonics of the region

                sea level on the coast

                whether they are rocky or sandy

Question 2Which choice fits the profile of being a “geologically young” coastline?

                collision coast

                 amero trailing edge coast

                 neo trailing edge coast

                  afro trailing edge coast

Question 3A continental collision coast would be characterized by which geologic feature?

                a mid ocean ridge

                a seamount

                a trench

                a hot spot

Question 4When continental crust meets oceanic crust, which plate will subduct or sink into the mantle?

                continental crust

                oceanic crust

                both will subduct

                neither will subduct

Question 5When oceanic crust meets oceanic crust, what will be the outcome of their convergence?

                mountains

                hot spot

                mid ocean ridge

                trench

Question 6Along collision coasts, widths of continental shelves are a result of which key factor?

            subduction rate

                subduction angle

                 if there are mountains present

                type of sediment deposited

Question 7Neo- trailing edge coasts (IIA) form as a result of:

                convergence

                shear stress

                rifting

                barrier islands

Question 8Drainage on continents will have a direct impact on the formation of coasts.  Which factor will have the biggest impact on drainage in a region?

                mountains

                 rate of hot spot movement

                vegetation

                local weather

Question 9Of the following regions, where is sediment accumulation the greatest along the coast?

                Gulf of Mexico

                California

                Africa

                Europe

Question 10.  The Mississippi River runs through an ancient____________________.

                mountain range

                trench

                hot spot

                 rift valley