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Ocean Shore Zone

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Define Beaches   show
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show Mounts of sand  
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Define Barrier Island   show
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show Weathered rock and other materials carried by water and wind  
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Define Inlets   show
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show Are found within estuaries the collect excess water during storms. Filters ocean water.  
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show 3 main ways water moves is through Tides Currents and or Waves  
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show Ongoing movement of ocean water TYPES; cold surface and warm surface The Gulf Stream is responsible for moving it from the near equator wind moving across the surface of the water creates currents  
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Define Currents   show
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show Repeated Movement of water Peak- Crest lowest part- trough breaker is when the top of the wave curls Giant sea waves are called tusnamis  
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show Tides -changes of the level of water at the ocean shore regular rise and fall of waters , CAUSED- by the moon's gravity they rise and fall about twice aday  
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Define Spring Tides   show
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show when the sun and the moon line up and the pulls partly cancel out each other and only occurs during first and third moon  
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Describe Hurricanes and other large storms   show
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show can change because of the force of the and strength of each wave. Erosion and sand deposition change according to location. of ocean currents, weather condition, tides. Landforms and beach erosion form marine terraces along the shoreline.  
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