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| A zone of loose particles that covers part or all of the shore. |
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| a nearly horizontal plateau on the beach face or backshore, formed by the deposition of beach material by wave action or by means of a mechanical plant as part of a beach recharge scheme. |
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| A nearly vertical slope along the beach caused by wave erosion. |
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| That strip of ground bordering any body of water which is alternately exposed, or covered by tides and/or waves. A SHORE of unconsolidated material is usually called a BEACH. |
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| From shore to farthest inland ocean feature. |
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| The nearshore zone along which the waves become breakers as they approach the shore |
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| The zone within which waves approaching the coastline commence breaking, typically in water depths of between 5 m and 10 m. |
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| A transition area between two adjacent ecological communities. |
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| Of, or pertaining to, a shore, especially a seashore. |
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| Transport of large amounts of sand, gravel, and debris along the shore. |
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| The lateral movement of sediments on a beach in the direction of the littoral drift. |
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| Variations in sea level that can be measured all over the world. |
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| A bridge of sediment that connects island to mainland. |
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| A natural geomorphic feature that forms offshore roughly parallel to the coast |
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| An elongated dispositional sand barrier attached to a headland that partially crosses the mouth of a bay creating a lagoon. |
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| When a bank of sand or shingle extends all the way across a bay from headland to headland, bay is completely cut off from ocean. |
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| A sand bar in the form of an island not attached to the headland not spanning from the headland. |
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| A small indentation in a coastline, and is usually a relatively narrow channel of pocket of water that leads inland. |
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| Long, shallow bodies of water with very restricted exchange with the sea, minimal tidal flux and no significant freshwater inflow. |
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| Land masses formed for alluvial deposits of sand, silt, mud and other particles at the mouth of a river. |
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| An area where the mouth of a river enters the sea and freshwater and seawater intermix. |
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| What are THREE coastal wetlands? |
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Salt Marshes
Freshwater Marshes
Mangrove Swamps |
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| What are the FOUR sections of the coastal zone? |
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Offshore
Surf/Breaker Zone
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| Low tide to highest elevation affected by storm waves. |
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| Shore to most inland ocean features (includes tidal flux on rivers). |
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| Primary coasts are areas that owe their character and appearance to processes that occur on land, such as land erosion and deposition of sediments. They are formed by the tectonic activity of earthquakes and volcanoes and by rapid sea level change. |
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| A secondary coast is a shoreline region created by processes that occur at sea, such as wave erosion, water chemistry, and coral-building marine animals. |
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