What is a shallow water body separated from the sea by a sand bar called?
Answer and explanation
Correct answer: Lagoon
A lagoon is a shallow coastal water body separated from the open sea by a sand bar, spit, barrier island, or similar depositional ridge. Sea water may remain connected through a narrow inlet, although the exchange is restricted. Hence, option A is correct. A cirque is glacial, a floodplain is formed beside a river, and loess is wind-deposited silt rather than a water body.
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What is the correct answer to this question?
Lagoon
Why is this the correct answer?
A lagoon is a shallow coastal water body separated from the open sea by a sand bar, spit, barrier island, or similar depositional ridge. Sea water may remain connected through a narrow inlet, although the exchange is restricted. Hence, option A is correct. A cirque is glacial, a floodplain is formed beside a river, and loess is wind-deposited silt rather than a water body.
Which subject and chapter does this question cover?
This is a Class 11 Accountancy question. Chapter: Theory Base of Accounting.
