How are spits and baymouth bars formed?
A) Sand is transported by longshore currents and deposited where energy decreases.
B) A headland is eroded and the sand is deposited in an offshore basin.
C) Sand eroded from a wave-cut cliff is deposited around sea stacks and arches.
D) Wave erosion cuts away both sides of a long sand bar, leaving a sand ridge aligned parallel to the shore.
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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
Q51: What is a berm?
A)flat-topped platforms of sand
Q52: Much of the sediment deposited in the
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
Q57: A _ is an isolated remnant of
Q58: A _ extends partway across the mouth
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