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    Sediment Transported in the Surf Zone by Swash and Backwash,which
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Sediment Transported in the Surf Zone by Swash and Backwash,which

Question 15

Question 15

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Sediment transported in the surf zone by swash and backwash,which form due to the oblique angle of the breaking waves,is called:


A) beach drift.
B) lateral drift.
C) littoral drift.
D) longshore current.
E) none of these

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