Coastal Processes 

1. How does the weave refraction at a rocky point result in concentration of wave energy at the point? 
2. What is the difference between plunging and spilling breakers? 
3. What are the processes of long-shore transport of sand? 
4. What are some of the human activities that can increase sea cliff erosion? 
5. What are some of the important differences in coastal processes and beach erosion between the east and west coasts of the united states? 
6. What are the major alternatives to stabilize a coast? Which is preferred in a particular situation? Why? 
7. What are the sea walls and groins, and why are they constructed? What is their effect on erosion and coastal processes? 
8.  What are the important in the information o hurricane? 
9. What is the process of beach nourishment and what is its objective? 
10. What are the major factors causing erosion problems for the great lakes? 
11. What is the storm surge, and how is it produced? 
12. What are the three major adjustments to coastal erosion? 
13. What are the five general principles that should be accepted if we choose to live with, rather than control, coastal erosion?