What is a factor that is instrumental in shaping an erosional coast?
a. Wind-driven grit abrasion
b. Stream erosion
c. Dissolution of acids and bases
d. All of these choices
ANS: D
Erosional coasts also must contend with the alternate freezing and thawing or water within rocks,
glacial activity, and rainfall. Both land and marine erosion processes modify these coastlines.
Information can be found in the section Erosional Processes Dominate Some Coasts
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a. True b. False
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