Author Question: Evaluate the following statement. Beaches are often found at headlands. A) This statement is ... (Read 60 times)

cool · **on:** Jul 16, 2018

Evaluate the following statement. Beaches are often found at headlands.

A) This statement is true.
B) This statement is probably true but incomplete; beaches are found on all sorts of shoreline features.
C) This statement is probably false; beaches are more often deposited in bays.
D) This statement is false; beaches are only deposited on long, straight stretches of coast.

Question 2

What is beach drift?

A) movement of a beach outline due to erosion and deposition
B) movement of a beach outline due to longshore currents
C) wood and debris that drift up onto the beach during storms
D) movement of beach sediment due to swash and backwash