Water Movement and Sand Transport Parallel to the Beach Are

question 89

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

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