Multiple Choice
What current geologic processes ultimately doom any attempts to stabilize and preserve shorelines within a century or so?
A) global plate motions and tectonic shifts
B) gradual sea level rise of 1- 2 mm/year related to global warming
C) loss of river discharge from dams and water use on most major rivers
D) increasing storm severity
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Q41: Longshore currents and sediment transport result from
Q42: _not the direct result of prevailing longshore
Q43: Swash and backwash describe_ .<br>A) the onshore
Q44: How are spits and baymouth bars formed?<br>A)
Q46: The shorelines are _.<br>A) dynamic landscape features
Q47: The foreshore zone is _.<br>A) found in
Q48: Associated with gaps in a barrier island,
Q49: _are constructed parallel to the shoreline and
Q50: How thick are the storm- deposited, swaley,