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mp14

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Why do waves not break in the open ocean?
   a. Onshore winds drawn by rising warm air over land pull the tops of the waves to break.
   b. Water in deep-water waves does not move forward with the wave; it moves in a circular motion.
   c. Water in deep-water waves moves too fast to allow the wave to break.
   d. Water in deep-water waves moves only up and down; it switches to forward and back in shallow water.
   e. Waves only break in the deep ocean during tropical storms.

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What happens to a barrier island as sea level rises?
   a. It erodes away and disappears.
   b. It shifts seaward.
   c. It shifts landward.
   d. The wind picks up its sand to create dunes where the barrier island once was.
   e. The impact of the sea level on a barrier island in negligible.


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mohan

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Reply #1 on: Jul 13, 2018
Answer to Question 1

ANSWER: b

Answer to Question 2

ANSWER: c


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Reply 2 on: Jul 13, 2018
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