The steepest part of a beach is found within the:
a. backshore
b. foreshore
c. inshore
d. offshore
b
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A. mountaintop removal B. subsurface mining C. strip mining D. open pit
More than half of the animal species, marine and terrestrial, are not considered to be free-living
a. True b. False
Estuaries that have a rapidly flowing river entering into an area where the tide range is low to moderate are called ________
a. fjord estuaries b. well-mixed estuaries c. salt wedge estuaries d. partially-mixed estuaries
Changes in local ocean salinity due to melting glaciers could alter the path and strength of the Gulf Stream
a. True b. False