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Rip currents are

  • A.longshore currents driven by an oblique approach of the waves
  • B.tidal streams entering a harbour mouth
  • C.wind driven surface drift in the open sea
  • D.narrow seaward flows returning water piled up by breaking waves

Answer: D

Water carried shoreward by breaking waves must return, and it concentrates into narrow channels. They are a leading cause of drowning and are also efficient at carrying sediment offshore. They are the seaward limb of the nearshore circulation.

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