Chapter 16 (The Marine Environment) Part 1

A breaker is a collapsing wave that forms when a wave enters deep waters.

Eroding headlands form:

Area between the lowest low tide area and the highest high tide area which is affected by storm waves is called:

Longshore bars and troughs generally run in one direction, but can vary daily.

This wave action causes focused energy to hit the bays and erode them leaving the headlands unchanged.

Spit: a long, narrow sand island that is parallel to the mainland and protects the coast from erosion

Which of the following are built to prevent beach erosion?

What is a by-product of longshore currents?

Geologic activity found along the shore:

Waves move ____ in deeper water than in shallow water so as they near the shore, wave_____ occurs and the waves bend.

What are some features of the marine environment?