You are body surfing in modest waves that are breaking just offshore. A particularly big one catches you off guard, flips you over and over, and deposits you on the shore. As you lie there in the sand, you think, hey, I just landed on_______ . A) a coastal dune B) the backshore C) the beachface D) a nearshore bar not the kind that serves drinks.

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The beachface is the portion of the shore that is in contact with the water and is exposed to wave action. This is where you would land after being tumbled by a wave. Coastal dunes (A) are located landward of the beach, the backshore (B) is the area between the high tide mark and the coastline, and a nearshore bar (D) is a submerged sandbar located just offshore.

You Are Body Surfing in Modest Waves That Are Breaking