What evidence exists to support the hypothesis that global sea level will rise 5 to 6 meters higher than it is today?
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Q. 2 - Where does the sand at a beach come from?
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Q. 3 - What factors can cause shoreline shape and position to change over time?
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Q. 4 - How do waves form? How do they travel? Why do they break?
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Q. 5 - Why do waves not form on swimming pools or small ponds?
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Q. 6 - Distinguish wave height from wavelength.
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Q. 7 - This island is heavily populated with homes, most of which are located close to the road that runs along the center of the island. Which part of the barrier island, location A or location B, was most vulnerable to property damage by storms in 1989?
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Q. 8 - Using information in Figures 1 and 2, suggest what might have been done before December 1992 to diminish the property losses of the storm.
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