Swash and backwash describe ________.
A) the oscillatory movement of water beneath a passing wave
B) the swirling action and sand movements produced when a shallow water wave impinges on an shallow offshore bar
C) the onshore and offshore movement of water relative to the beach by turbulent surf
D) the forward and backward water movements as storm waves reflect from a seawall or groin
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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
Q20: What is the fetch?
A)Ocean currents that move
Q20: What is the wave base?
A)Water depth equal
Q21: Water movement and sand transport parallel to
Q22: _ currents move sand and water parallel
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Q24: Where is Canada's greatest tidal range?
A)Richards Island,
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