What is a spit that connects an island to the mainland called?

A)hook
B)tombolo
C)barrier island
D)beach
E)baymouth bar


B

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Cowell’s Cove is a beach in Santa Cruz, California noted for good surfing. The Santa Cruz coastal area is in the form of a broad (5 km) short (1.5 km) bay, facing south

? On the west side of the beach is a long (1 km) raised peninsula with a steep rocky cliff edge. The top is about 5 m above the water level. Behind the peninsula, the ground rises in a neighborhood of twisty, one-lane streets to a level 15 m above sea level. The nearest stairway is about 100 m away. To the east, the beach is flat leading to a popular tourist boardwalk. Your car is parked behind the boardwalk about 200 m away. Behind this area a straight two-lane road goes through the downtown area for about 5 km before reaching Highway 101 and hilly country. ? The sea is calm and flat except for a regular line of clean surf breaks surf breaks about 1 m high along the peninsula. You feel a slight jolt. Some rocks tumble from the cliffs, and you can hear car horns honking at areas along the beachfront. After looking around for a few minutes, you notice that the edge of the water is receding quickly, and hear sirens from emergency vehicles in some directions. ? Assume that you are physically fit, and that your car is in good working order. What do you do? Explain your reasoning. What will be an ideal response?

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Which animal is the only herbivorous marine mammal?

a. sea otter b. sea lion c. walrus d. manatee e. baleen whale

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When a river reaches a base level, its forward velocity rapidly decelerates as it enters a larger body of standing water and ________ is formed

A) an estuary B) an alluvial terrace C) a delta D) a stream terrace

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Which of the following locations would contain a wide variety of sediment, from large angular blocks to fine rock powder, produced from grinding of the rocks?



A) Location 1, along the margins of a glacier
B) Location 2, along a steep mountain front
C) Location 3, in sand dunes
D) Location 4, along a beach
E) Location 5, on relatively deep seafloor

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