Swash and Backwash Describe_________

question 43

Multiple Choice

Swash and backwash describe_________ .

• A) the onshore and offshore movement of water relative to the beach by turbulent surf
• B) the oscillatory movement of water beneath a passing wave
• C) the swirling action and sand movements produced when a shallow water wave impinges on an shallow offshore bar
• D) the forward and backward water movements as storm waves reflect from a seawall or groin

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