Distinguish between a summertime and wintertime beach. Why do these differences occur?
How are longshore currents formed? How is longshore drift (transport) related to longshore current?
Distinguish between groins, jetties, and breakwaters.
What are some coastal features associated with erosional coastlines? With depositional coastlines?
What are the parts of a beach compartment (littoral cell)?
Why is a lunar day 24 hours and 50 minutes long, while a solar day is only 24 hours long?
What causes the recurrence of high and low tides at a given location each day?
How are the tidal bulges on each side of the earth generated?
What causes the differences between neap and spring tides and what are those differences?