Why is there more coastal damage if the sand dunes are lower? Which of the following is least important?
A) There is more erosion because wave energy is not used in moving the dune sand.
B) Waves can go over the dunes to strike the homes
C) Waves can carry sand inland as overwash
D) The surge can move much farther inland
E) The wind is stronger near the ground in low-dune areas
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Q1: The law of gravity states that two
Q2: Newtons Law states that force is proportional
Q3: Groins are:
A)wave enhancers
B)wave diffraction inhibitors
C)small,boulder/rubble deposits
D)short,elongated mass,parallel
Q4: When waves hit headlands they
A)dissipate and lose
Q5: Longshore drift:
A)acts like an offshore river
B)is reduced
Q6: Newton showed that differential tidal forces are
Q7: Severe coastal erosion
A)is reduced by sea wall
Q9: The sun and the moon each exert
Q10: When waves reach shallow water their velocity
Q11: As a wave approaches man made obstructions
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