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The surf zone is the region

  • A.below the level of the lowest astronomical tide recorded there
  • B.between the breaker line and the limit of wave uprush
  • C.seaward of the point at which waves first break
  • D.above the reach of the highest storm waves

Answer: B

It is where broken waves dissipate their energy as they travel shoreward. Most of the sediment transport along a beach takes place within this comparatively narrow band. Energy dissipation and sediment motion coincide there.

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