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Ocean Shore Zone
Question | Answer |
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What is an ocean shore zone? | Where the water meets the land |
What are the features of the ocean shore zone? | Beaches, Estuaries, Inlets, Barrier islands, and salt marshes |
What is are beaches? | where a shore line made of sand |
What are Estuaries? | the area the river meets the ocean. Estuaries are made up of brackish water.wh |
What are Inlets? | the area between barrier islands filled with water. |
What is a Barrier Island? | Is an island that protects the main land. |
What is a salt marsh? | a marsh that acts as a sponge during storms it soaks up the excess water. |
What are the 3 ways the water moves in the ocean? | Currents, tides, and waves |
What are Currents? | the ongoing movements in the water. An example of a current is The Gulf Stream. |
What is a tide? | caused by the gravitational pull on the Earth. When the water in the Ocean Shore Zone changes to higher and lower that is called a tide. |
What is the name of the two tides? | The name of the to tides are called Neap Tides and Spring Tides. |
What r waves? | The repetition in the water is a wave |
BONUS:Pat, PJ, or Patrick? | PJ ;) |