What is a berm?
A) flat-topped platforms of sand adjacent to dunes or cliffs
B) area landward of the high-tide shoreline
C) wet, sloping surface of the beach
D) build-up of sand where a stream meets the sea
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Q46: Relative to shoreline, provided sea level _,
Q47: A natural sand bar or sand/gravel ridge
Q48: Where does most active sediment transport occur?
A)on
Q49: The foreshore zone is _.
A)found in estuaries
Q50: The backshore zone is _.
A)found in estuaries
Q52: Much of the sediment deposited in the
Q53: How are spits and baymouth bars formed?
A)Sand
Q54: How big are most barrier islands?
A)1-5 kilometres
Q55: Erosional retreat of a(n)_ leads to enlargement
Q56: A baymouth bar is _.
A)a sand deposit
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