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The ocean shore zone
studies the shoreline
Question | Answer |
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Estuaries | Where the river meets the sea. |
Inlets | The channels of water in between barrier islands. |
Barrier islands | Islands that protect the mainland from storms and are made of built up sand. |
Beaches | The place where the land meats sea usually made of sand. |
Waves | Repeated movement in the water in up and down motions. |
Currents | Continuous movements of water in the ocean. |
Tides | Rising and falling of the water level caused by the moons and suns gravity |
Neap tides | Lower high tides and higher low tides |
Spring tides | Higher high tides and lower low tides. |
Ocean shore zone | Where the land meets the sea |
Crest | The highest part of the wave |
Trough | The lowest part of the waves |
Salt marsh | Large marsh flats in salt water that act as filters. |
Brackish water | A mix of salt and fresh water usually found in estuaries. |
Sea level | The level of the surface of the water when there are no waves |