Water movement and sand transport parallel to the beach are fundamentally caused by ________.
A) strong, offshore winds creating a pileup of water along the beach front
B) deep-water waves breaking offshore
C) waves impinging obliquely onto a beach
D) a long fetch parallel to the beach
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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 wave base?
A)Water depth equal
Q20: What is the fetch?
A)Ocean currents that move
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
Q26: Longshore currents and sediment transport result from
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