Water Movement and Sand Transport Parallel to the Beach Are

question 54

Multiple Choice

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) waves impinging obliquely onto a beach
• C) a long fetch parallel to the beach
• D) deep- water waves breaking offshore

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