As sand is swept into an inlet it forms: A high wide berm A flood-tidal shoal A

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As sand is swept into an inlet it forms: A high wide berm A flood-tidal shoal A system of coastal dunes A sand bar in the ocean offshore, that is, an ebb-tidal shoal Beach Barrier systems include Rocky intertidal Sea cliffs Spits Mangroves Planting the bluff face is done to: Retard undercutting Prevent overland or run-off erosion Add sand to the littoral system Prevent foot traffic In lagoons or bays protected by barrier beaches, like Great South Bay, the flow through narrow inlets means that: The tidal range in the bay is larger than that in the ocean The tidal range in the bay is smaller than that in the ocean The water in the bay is stagnant, that is, there is no tide in the bay The inlet is unstable and will close up The stability of an inlet depends on Human intervention in the form of jetties Having sufficiently high longshore transport of sand on the beach The growth of salt marshes that reduce wave action Having an adequate tidal prism to keep the inlet's cross-sectional area free of sand

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15) c.A system of coastal dunes

As sand is swept into an inlet and stopped by plants it forms coastal dunes.

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