Science worksheets for class 12

The most broad term describing the land next to an ocean or large body of water. Ex. The entire stretch of land along the East Coast of the U.S., from Maine to Florida.

The narrowest, smallest component of a shoreline. Ex. There are several of the these along the coast of North Carolina

It is a smaller portion of a coast. The Eastern __________ of Virginia

The water that is pushed up the beach face as the result of incoming waves.

The flow of water, down a beach face, toward the ocean as the result of waves that have broken.

Abnormal rise in seawater level as the result of storms. Usually measured as the height of water above the normal predicted tide.

A ridge of sand the builds up due to waves and currents.

The movement of material along a coast by waves that approach at an angle to the shore but recede directly away from it.

A current that runs parallel to the shoreline.

A current that flows outward from the beach, perpendicular to the shoreline.

Narrow coastal land formation that is tied to the coast at one end. Is surrounded by water on three sides.

Narrow water passage between peninsulas or through a barrier island leading to a bay, sound or lagoon

A long broad sandy island lying parallel to a shore.

A shallow body of water separated from a larger body of water by barrier islands or reefs.

A barrier built out into a body of water to protect a coast or harbor from the force of wind, waves, tides and currents

A long, narrow structure built out into the water, perpendicular, from a beach in order to prevent beach erosion or to trap and accumulate sand that would otherwise drift along the beach face.

A form of coastal defense constructed (on the shoreline not offshore) where the sea, and associated coastal processes, impact directly upon the landforms of the coast.

What are the structures illustrated in the photo?

What is illustrated in this aerial photo?