Waves that approach the shore at an angle produce a longshore current that flows parallel to the beach.
Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)
True
You might also like to view...
What kind of distortion, if any, occurs on a planar projection, and where?
Figure 4.5a shows Earth on a planar projection, in which the globe is projected onto a plane. This is a gnomonic projection and is generated by projecting a light source at the center of a globe onto a plane that is tangent to (touching) the globe’s surface. The resulting increasingly severe distortion as distance increases from the standard point prevents showing a full hemisphere on one projection.
Figure 4.5 (a) Gnomonic/planar projection
This subregion of Africa South of the Sahara is known for its coffee and tea exports
A. East Africa B. Southern Africa C. Central Africa D. West Africa
Juanita and Sam attend a beach party and notice that the local beach appears to have a great deal more trash washed up on shore than it did when they were young
The water doesn't appear nearly as clear, and there seems to be less evidence of small water creatures living in the shallows. An afternoon at the local library convinces them that one major cause is the new factory nearby. After some discussion, they decide their next step should be ________. A) identifying the problem B) talking to a local environmental group about solutions C) identifying the cause of the changes D) lobbying their elected representatives to complain about the problem E) picketing the guilty factory
Volcanoes that build domes are more likely to erupt explosively than are shield volcanoes.
Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)