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Science Ocean Forms
Question | Answer |
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Inlet | Allow water to flow between barrier islands. |
Tidal Marsh | Swampy areas around the ocean. Plants hold soil in place when ocean water floods the area. |
Shoreline | Edge of an island or beach; beneath ocean water. Water and land meet. |
Tide | The daily rising and falling in a regular cycle of earth's waters on its coast. |
Current | Flow of water in larger body of water. |
Wave | Cause most of erosion, deposition, and beaches. |
Barrier Islands | A small island along the coastline formed by the deposition of sand. Barrier islands along the coastlines. Their shape always changes. |