Evaluate the following statement. "Coastlines are straighter when they result from relative sea-level rise than when they result from relative sea-level fall."
A) This statement is true.
B) The statement is false. Sea-level fall results in straighter coastlines than sea-level rise.
C) The statement is sometimes true, but depends on the type of rock involved in each case.
D) The statement is sometimes true, but depends more on barrier islands than on the rise and fall of the sea.
e
Answer: B
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