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The energy that produces ocean waves comes from

A
the rise and fall of the tides.
B
rivers flowing into the ocean.
C
wind blowing across the water’s surface.
D
rock falling into the ocean along the shore.
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Please select the word from the list that best fits the definition

A
sea stack
B
sandbar
C
spit
D
headland
3

Waves cause erosion through the processes of ______ and abrasion.

A
chemical weathering
B
impact
4

As waves repeatedly hit a beach, some of the beach sediment moves down the beach with the current, in a process called ______.

A
longshore drift
B
beach spreading
5

Please select the word from the list that best fits the definition

A
sea stack
B
sandbar
C
spit
D
headland
6

Headlands are formed through wave deposition.

A
T
B
F
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Please select the word from the list that best fits the definition

A
sea stack
B
sandbar
C
spit
D
headland
8

Ocean waves contain energy that is transferred to them by ______ moving across the surface.

A
wind
B
sunlight
9

A spit is formed through wave deposition.

A
T
B
F
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A sea arch is formed through wave erosion.

A
T
B
F

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