The steepest part of a beach is the ____.
A) berm
B) marine terrace
C) estuary
D) lagoon
E) beach face

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The beach face is the sloping surface that extends from the berm to the shoreline, and it is the steepest part of the beach. The berm refers to the nearly horizontal portion of the beach that marks the normal daily limit of the wave run-up, while a marine terrace is a relatively flat platform of eroded rock that may exist above current sea level due to changes in sea level over time. An estuary is a partially enclosed body of water where freshwater from rivers and streams meets and mixes with saltwater from the ocean, and a lagoon is a shallow body of water separated from a larger body of water by barrier islands or reefs. Neither of these features necessarily indicates the steepest part of a beach.

The Steepest Part of a Beach Is the ____