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Which term is used to describe the ocean current that travels parallel to the shore?
Which term is used to describe the ocean current that travels parallel to the shore?
- Longshore current (correct)
- Swash
- Beach drift
- Backwash
Which term is used to describe the water that moves onshore from the waves?
Which term is used to describe the water that moves onshore from the waves?
- Swash (correct)
- Longshore current
- Beach drift
- Backwash
Which term is used to describe the receding water moving off of the beach and washing back into the ocean?
Which term is used to describe the receding water moving off of the beach and washing back into the ocean?
- Swash
- Backwash (correct)
- Beach drift
- Longshore current
What is the progressive movement of sand and sediment along the beach called?
What is the progressive movement of sand and sediment along the beach called?
What causes the sand and other particles to 'drift' down the beach?
What causes the sand and other particles to 'drift' down the beach?
What is the area at the water's edge where waves lap up onto the beach called?
What is the area at the water's edge where waves lap up onto the beach called?
What is the term used to describe the sand and sediment continually deposited in a zigzag pattern down the beach?
What is the term used to describe the sand and sediment continually deposited in a zigzag pattern down the beach?
What is the movement of sand and sediment parallel to the coastline called?
What is the movement of sand and sediment parallel to the coastline called?
Which of the following best defines longshore transport?
Which of the following best defines longshore transport?
What is the swash zone?
What is the swash zone?
What is beach drift?
What is beach drift?
What is the longshore current?
What is the longshore current?
What does longshore transport contribute to?
What does longshore transport contribute to?
What causes the volleyball to move down the beach in the swash zone?
What causes the volleyball to move down the beach in the swash zone?
How do processes such as beach drift and the longshore current shape shorelines?
How do processes such as beach drift and the longshore current shape shorelines?
