Which of the following is true about how coasts are affected from the land side?
A) Many beach areas are backed by coastal dunes formed by the wind.
B) Rivers are not important contributors of sediment into the shoreline system.
C) Fine sediment in rivers is deposited close to shore, and coarser sediment is carried farther away from shore.
D) All of these are correct.
A) Many beach areas are backed by coastal dunes formed by the wind.
You might also like to view...
The term that best describes a tsunami is not "tidal wave" but ____________________. Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s)
The various processes that result in the loss of a glacier's mass are known collectively as
A) sublimation. B) deflation. C) surface melting. D) ablation.
A disadvantage of globes compared to maps is that globes are NOT ________.
a. accurate b. conformal c. able to show great detail d. suitable for use in class e. equivalent
As a stream changes from its headwaters to its mouth, which of the following is not likely to occur?
A) The channel gets smoother. B) The volume of water increases. C) The channel gets wider downstream. D) Sediment size gets smaller downstream. E) Flow velocity decreases.