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Which type of delta is triangular
they create new coastal structures and protect exisitng coastal structures
exoskeleton
due to sand accumulation or as sand dunes after sea level rises
river dominated
absorbing wave energy and holding sediment
barrier reef
lagoon, salt marsh, barrier flat, dune, and ocean beach
true
Mangroves affect the coast by
they create new coastal structures and protect exisitng coastal structures
exoskeleton
due to sand accumulation or as sand dunes after sea level rises
river dominated
absorbing wave energy and holding sediment
barrier reef
lagoon, salt marsh, barrier flat, dune, and ocean beach
true
A spit forms when wave refraction slows a long shore current, allowing the sand to settle out
they create new coastal structures and protect exisitng coastal structures
exoskeleton
due to sand accumulation or as sand dunes after sea level rises
river dominated
absorbing wave energy and holding sediment
barrier reef
lagoon, salt marsh, barrier flat, dune, and ocean beach
true
Humans modify the coast because
they create new coastal structures and protect exisitng coastal structures
exoskeleton
due to sand accumulation or as sand dunes after sea level rises
river dominated
absorbing wave energy and holding sediment
barrier reef
lagoon, salt marsh, barrier flat, dune, and ocean beach
true
A typical barrier island has 5 features that are
they create new coastal structures and protect exisitng coastal structures
exoskeleton
due to sand accumulation or as sand dunes after sea level rises
river dominated
absorbing wave energy and holding sediment
barrier reef
lagoon, salt marsh, barrier flat, dune, and ocean beach
true
The part of a coral polyp that creates the structure of the coral reef is
they create new coastal structures and protect exisitng coastal structures
exoskeleton
due to sand accumulation or as sand dunes after sea level rises
river dominated
absorbing wave energy and holding sediment
barrier reef
lagoon, salt marsh, barrier flat, dune, and ocean beach
true
A(n) ____________ stands away from shore and has a lagoon between it and the main coast
they create new coastal structures and protect exisitng coastal structures
exoskeleton
due to sand accumulation or as sand dunes after sea level rises
river dominated
absorbing wave energy and holding sediment
barrier reef
lagoon, salt marsh, barrier flat, dune, and ocean beach
true
Barrier Islands form
they create new coastal structures and protect exisitng coastal structures
exoskeleton
due to sand accumulation or as sand dunes after sea level rises
river dominated
absorbing wave energy and holding sediment
barrier reef
lagoon, salt marsh, barrier flat, dune, and ocean beach
true
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