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Barrier islands are:a.
   perpendicular to the shore.
  b. formed when sediments accumulate on submerged rises.
  c. broad and offshore
  d. connected to the shore.



Question 2

What is the global, long term-change to sea level?
  a. Active change
  b. Temporal change
  c. Eustatic change
  d. Passive change




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Answer to Question 1

ANS: B
Barrier islands are narrow and exposed sand-bars. They are parallel to the shore, but separate from the
land. Information can be found in the section Larger-Scale Features Accumulate on Depositional
Coasts.



Answer to Question 2

ANS: C
There are three factors that heavily impact eustatic change. Global glaciations, the amount of seafloor
spreading, and temperature variations can cause long-term changes in sea level. Information can be
found in the section Coasts Are Shaped by Marine and Terrestrial Processes.






 

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