In Order to Reestablish Eroding Beaches,some Municipalities Deposit Sand on the Beach

question 22

Multiple Choice

In order to reestablish eroding beaches,some municipalities deposit sand on the beach using trucks.In the process,known as beach nourishment,the beach front may be steepened relative to its original slope.Based on the relationship between beach slope and wave type,you know that this restoration process will result in the generation of

• A)small breakers that will maintain the beach.
• B)small breakers that will build the beach up even more in a cycle of positive feedback.
• C)plunging breakers that will erode the newly deposited sand.
• D)plunging breakers that will maintain the beach.
• E)wave reflection and erosion.

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