NCC GLY105 Module 3 Assignment Latest 2021
Nassau Community College
Department of Physical Sciences
GLY 105 OLC : Beaches and Coasts
Module 3 Assignment
Directions: Please note this assignment must be uploaded back into Blackboard in order to receive a grade. No late work and/or no emailed work will be accepted.
Base your answers to the following questions on Chapter 2 of our text, the Powerpoint slides, and any prior knowledge you may have. Please note if you do utilize outside resources such as external websites, you must cite where you are getting that information from. Any work that is copied and pasted off the internet will not be accepted.
1. What is a hot spot?
2. Amongst a chain of volcanic islands, why is only one island actively erupting?
3. What are the real driving mechanisms in plate tectonics? Why do plates really move?
4. Are the continents still moving today? And if so, will they continue to move in the future?
5. Fill in the following table:
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Type of Coast |
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Tectonic Process Occurring |
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Continental collision coast |
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Island arc collision coast |
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Neo trailing edge coast |
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Amero training edge coast |
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Afro trailing edge coast |
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Marginal sea coast |
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Solution: NCC GLY105 Module 3 Assignment Latest 2021