Barriers built out into the surf to trap sand from migrating down a beach are called _______________

Fill in the blank with correct word.


ANSWER: groins?

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Indicate whether this statement is true or false.

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Which of the following is true regarding the amount of liquid freshwater at Earth's surface?

A) Lakes, rivers, and swamps contain 0.3 percent of the world's fresh water supply. B) Freshwater resources contain 11.02% of the world's fresh water supplies. C) Combined, freshwater sources contain the majority of the world's freshwater. D) The amount of the world's fresh water in rivers and streams is greater than that in the atmosphere. E) Of freshwater supplies in lakes, rivers, and swamps, rivers contain the greatest amount of freshwater.

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The San Andreas Fault in California is an example of a(n) ________

A) transform plate boundary B) continental collision and uplift C) tsunami D) convergent plate boundary E) divergent plate boundary

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________ is the increased concentration of a chemical at each higher level of a food chain

A) Teratogenation B) Biomagnification C) Intoxication D) Bioaccumulation

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