1. ________ are currents created by waves approaching a beach at an angle that m
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1. ________ are currents created by waves approaching a beach at an angle that move tremendous amounts of sand parallel to the beach.
Translational surfs
Reflected waves
Ebb tides
Longshore currents
2. The formation of our Moon occurred as a result of:
violent volcanic eruptions on the early Earth spewing volcanic material into orbit that eventually coalesced.
a tremendous collision between an early Earth and a celestial body the size of Mars.
the collisions and accretions of interstellar gas and dust during the early stages of the solar system.
the freezing and ablation of hydrogen and helium ices prior to our Sun beginning the process of nuclear fusion.
Translational surfs
Reflected waves
Ebb tides
Longshore currents
Explanation / Answer
1)
Longshore currents are the currents created by waves approaching a beach at an angle that move tremendous amounts of sand parallel to the beach.
2)
The formation of Moon occured as a result of a tremendous collision between an early Earth and a celestial body the size of Mars.
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