CHAPTER 19 Key Terms
Match each of the terms on the left with its definition on the right. Click on the term first and then click on the matching definition. As you match them correctly, they will move to the bottom of the activity.
backwash barrier island baymouth bar beach nourishment embayment emergent coast eustasy fetch groin headland isostasy jetty longshore current longshore drift marine terrace rip current sandspit sea stack seawall shingle beach submergent coast swash tide tombolo wave- wave- waves of oscillation wave of translation wave refraction | The gravitational equilibrium between the lithosphere and the support of the asthenosphere below. A steep or vertical tower of rock separated from but near a rocky coastal cliff face. A current that flows parallel to the beach in the direction of wave movement. A coast where sea level is dropping or the land is rising. A landform consisting of an island and a sandspit that connects it to the mainland. An artificial wall placed at the mouth of a harbor to prevent sand from closing the harbor entrance; usually placed in pairs. The process by which sediment on a beach is moved down the length of the beach in the direction of wave movement. A wave in which water moves forward in the direction of wave movement. A coast where sea level is rising or the land is sinking. The process in which waves approaching the shoreline bend and maintain a nearly parallel orientation to the shore. A continuous sandspit formed by longshore drift that creates a lagoon of brackish water behind it. A linear structure of concrete or stone that extends from a beach into the water, designed to slow the erosion of sand. A rocky prominence of coastal land. The artificial replenishment of a beach with sand. A notch formed at the base of a coastal cliff as a result of weathering and erosion. An artificial hard structure designed to protect backshore environments from wave erosion during large storms. A short- A wave- A flat coastal platform resulting from wave erosion and exposed at low tide. A beach composed of sediment particles larger than sand, such as gravel or cobbles. The rise and fall of sea level caused by the gravitational effects of the Moon and the Sun. An offshore sandbar that runs parallel to the coast. A concave sandy beach between headlands. The flow of water from breakers down the slope of a beach back toward the ocean. Waves in which water moves in a circular path. A change in global sea level as a result of change in the amount of water in the oceans. The rush of water up a beach following the collapse of a breaker. An elongated dry bar of sand that extends from a beach into the water; usually parallel with the shore. The distance of open water over which wind blows. |