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Bermuda Triangle
100
Geologic feature left after millennia of erosion due to heavy wave action
What is the WAVE-CUT CLIFF
100
The zone that lies between the low tide line and the highest area on land affected by storm waves
What is SHORE
100
The entire active area of a coast that experiences changes due to breaking waves
What is the BEACH
100
Waves that break or dashes into foam
What are BREAKERS
100
Extends inland as far as ocean related features are found
What is the COAST
200
Flat, wave eroded surface
What is WAVE-CUT BENCH
200
The zone beyond low tide breakers
What is OFFSHORE
200
The wet, sloping surface extending from berm to shoreline
What is BEACH FACE
200
Separates longshore bar from beach face
What is LONGSHORE TROUGH
200
Boundary line between shore and coast
What is the COASTLINE
300
The bottom of the low tide wave orbital where tidal energy first drags against the ocean floor.
What is LOW TIDE BREAKER LINE
300
The water's edge that migrates with the tide, at high tide
What is HIGH TIDE SHORELINE
300
The dry, gently sloping, elevated beach margin at the foot of coastal cliffs or sand dunes
What is BERM
300
Extends seaward from low tide shoreline to low tide breaker line
What is NEARSHORE
300
The area where the backshore ends and where coastal cliff or sand dunes begin
What is the NOTCH
400
Sand bars found parallel to coast that cause approaching waves to break
What is LONGSHORE BAR
400
Part of the shore exposed at low tide and submerged at high tide
What is FORESHORE
400
The part of the shore above the high tide shoreline
What is BACKSHORE
400
The line of water’s edge that migrates with the tide at low tide
What is LOW TIDE SHORELINE
400
Gradually subsiding shore where barrier islands and sand deposits are common
What is a DEPOSITIONAL SHORE
500
A narrower beach and flattened beach face with heavy wave activity that moves sediment away from shore
What is the WINTERTIME BEACH
500
Shores with well developed cliffs where tectonic uplift of the coast has occurred
What is EROSIONAL SHORE
500
Long offshore sand deposits that parallel the coast
What is BARRIER ISLAND
500
Wide sandy berm and steep beach face with light wave activity
What is SUMMERTIME BEACH
500
A sand bar that connects an island to the mainland
What is a TOMBOLO
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