What Term Describes the Gradual Movement of Sediment (Usually Sand)

question 71

Multiple Choice

What term describes the gradual movement of sediment (usually sand) along a beach, parallel to the shoreline, when waves strike the beach obliquely but return to the sea directly?

• A) beach drift
• B) Ekman transport
• C) wave push
• D) downshore current

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