The Downcoast Transport Mechanism for Beach Sand Along Much of the Pacific

question 43

Multiple Choice

The downcoast transport mechanism for beach sand along much of the Pacific coast is called:

• A) the longshore current, a current that moves sand north-to-south along the coast, parallel to shore, at a great distance away from land.
• B) the longshore current, a current that moves sand south-to-north along the coast, parallel to shore, at a great distance away from land.
• C) the longshore current, a current that moves sand north-to-south along the coast, parallel to shore, close to shore.
• D) the longshore current, a current that moves sand south-to-north along the coast, parallel to shore, close to shore.

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