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← GeographyWhich outcome reduces sand supply to beaches due to offshore breakwater construction?
A)Increased downdrift erosion rates✓
B)Sediment accretion seaward increases
C)Updrift wave energy amplification
D)Reduced turbidity plume formation
💡 Explanation
Increased downdrift erosion results because interruption of longshore drift prevents sediment replenishment; therefore, beaches erode further rather than accreting sediment, involving longshore transport limitations instead of wave dynamics variations.
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