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Salinities tend to be higher away from ocean entrance than near the ocean entrance is..
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A reverse estuary
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When the sun and the moon are in line with the Earth
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The highest and lowest tides will occur.
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Most influential agent changing the shore and coast is..
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Wave action
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A summer beach is...
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Broad and covered with sand
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The dynamic theory for tides focuses on the effects of the celestial mechanics on sea level
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True
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As wind waves move out of a storm area
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The waves are sorted by velocity and form a swell
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Steep, narrow, rocky beaches are usually found in areas of..
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High wave energy
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The greatest influence on ocean tides..
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Is the Moon
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Energy that drives the longshore currents is..
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Wind waves approaching the beachfront at an angle
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Waves with the greatest propagation rate or velocity..
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Have the longest wavelengths
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If a beach is wide, gently sloping and has fine sand
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Generally has small waves, in summer and winter
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Eustatic changes are variations in the sea level
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True
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A wave of water moving up a river is
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Tidal Bore
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The side of the Earth facing the Moon and the opposite side will have high tides
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True
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A tide pattern of one high and one low each day describes a
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Diurnal tide
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