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    The ________ Is the Area Where Waves Break and Surf
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The ________ Is the Area Where Waves Break and Surf

Question 89

Question 89

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The ________ is the area where waves break and surf action is greatest.


A) berm
B) offshore zone
C) beach
D) backshore zone
E) foreshore zone

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