How are spits and baymouth bars formed?
A) Sand is transported by longshore currents and deposited where energy decreases.
B) A headland is eroded and the sand is deposited in an offshore basin.
C) Wave erosion cuts away both sides of a long sand bar, leaving a sand ridge aligned parallel to the shore.
D) Sand eroded from a wave- cut cliff is deposited around sea stacks and arches.
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