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What are currents within the surf zone that flow parallel to shore known as?
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What are currents within the surf zone that flow parallel to the shore?
Longshore currents
What are currents within the surf zone that flow parallel to the shore called?
These currents are called LongShore or Feeder Currents.
What are two kinds of near-shore currents?
What are two kinds of near shore currents
How are beach erosion made?
beach erosion is caused by the movement of ocean currents along the shoreline, and by wave action. As an ocean current moves parallel to the shore, it will carry away sediment. Wave action also does this, kind of similarly to currents.
Along what does longshore currents transport sediment?
Waves approach a shore obliquely (at an angle) due to the effects or the tides, currents the coriolis effect etc. and then retreat due to gravity straight. A good analogue is to roll a marble up a slope at an angle; it will fall more linearly on its return. Hope this helps.
What affects do water waves and currents have on beaches?
waves and currents make the shore bigger
Why don't longshore currents form in places where waves hit the shore head-on?
Long-shore currents don't form in places where waves hit the shore head-on because the sand is moving in a zigzag pattern, making it at an angle.
What transports most of the sediment in the beach environment?
Longshore Currents transport most sediment along the shore of beaches, according to my science book. .
What is the deposit of sediments parallel to the shore?
beach
What is the movement of sand parallel to the shore?
np
What do currents do to marine life?
Currents cause marine life to be pushed around, that's why fish are sometimes on shore.
What is water currents near shore that pulls objects out to sea?
undertow
