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Sand spits are formed from sand
 
  A) carried along the coast by longshore transport.
  B) swept up from the seafloor and heaped up along the shore by wave action.
  C) swept up from the continental rise.
  D) swept into a heap by tidal currents.

Question 2

Along the open ocean, barrier islands are zones of
 
  A) relatively quiet waters.
  B) deposited sand ridges formed offshore and parallel to the coast.
  C) intense vegetation growth.
  D) eroded sand ridges.


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Reply #1 on: Jul 29, 2018
Answer to Question 1

Answer: A

Answer to Question 2

Answer: B


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Reply #2 on: Jul 29, 2018
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