Construction of a Seawall Produces an Effect Analogous to What

question 58

Multiple Choice

Construction of a seawall produces an effect analogous to what kind of natural coastal feature?

• A)a sea cliff producing erosion at the base of the sea cliff (i.e.,the seawall)
• B)an island offshore breaking waves and trapping sand behind to form a tombolo
• C)a barrier island,which forms an artificial beach at the front of the seawall
• D)a spit,formed by sand moving by longshore drift accumulating along the opening of a tidal channel

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Definitions:

Monetary Cost

The amount of money required to purchase goods or services, or the financial expenditure associated with an action or decision.

Benefits Received

A principle in public finance that taxes should be levied according to the benefits received by the taxpayer from government services.

Price Elasticity

A measure of how responsive the quantity demanded of a good is to a change in its price.

Demand Curve

The number of units of a product that people would be willing to purchase at different price levels.