If a narrow coastal basin oscillates with a period that nearly matches the tidal period, near its entrance the basin has ________ amplitude tides and ________ tidal currents.

A. small; large
B. large; large
C. no change in; no change in
D. small; small
E. large; small


Answer: A

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