What is the wave base?
A) Water depth equal to 1/2 the distance between successive waves
B) Wave height equal to 1/2 the distance between successive waves
C) The minimum elevation of a wave before it will start to curl
D) The distance up the shore where waves can erode
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Q15: Fetch refers to _.
A)the beachfront area where
Q16: _ is the turbulent water created by
Q18: The shorelines are _.
A)ancient geologic oddities, shaped
Q19: Swash and backwash describe _.
A)the oscillatory movement
Q20: What is the fetch?
A)Ocean currents that move
Q21: Water movement and sand transport parallel to
Q22: _ currents move sand and water parallel
Q23: How much do moonrise and the time
Q24: Where is Canada's greatest tidal range?
A)Richards Island,
Q25: Incoming waves slow down and rotate toward
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