Like rivers, landforms along shorelines are shaped by the balance between:

A) the temperature of the water and the temperature of the surrounding area
B) sediment arriving in a portion of the shore and then being removed from it
C) The weight of the sediments in the water and the weight of the sediments arriving
D) the speed of the arriving sediments and the ability of the river to generate its own sediments
E) the temperature of the sediments arriving and its weight


Answer: B

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