Vocabulary
How many tides occur each day?
Two
What is also referred to as beach replenishment or sand replenishment?
Beach Nourishment
What is a pebbly or sandy shore by the ocean between high and low water marks?
A Beach
What are Tides?
The daily rise and fall of the Earth’s water along the shore
How many teeth does spongebob have?
Two
What is the natural opening eroding out of a cliff face by marine processes?
Sea Arches
What is formed when prevailing wind blows at an angle to the coastline?
A spit
What is a section of land that extends out to sea?
Headland
What are the two tides that occur each day since the earth is rotating?
Low Tides and High Tides
What kind of house does Squidward live in?
An Easter Island Head
What are columns of rock standing in the sea, remaining after the erosion of cliffs?
Sea Stacks
What consists of accumulated gravel and sand carried by the current of longshore drift?
Baymouth Bar
What is formed by the grinding action of wind, wave, frost, and selective transporting action of tides and winds?
Beach deposits
What gravitational force causes the ocean to bulge out in the direction of the moon?
The gravitational force of the moon
What is Mr. Krabs first name?
Eugene
What is the narrow flat area found at the base of a sea cliff or along the shoreline of a lake, bay, or sea that was created by erosion?
A Wave-Cut Cliff
When destructive waves erode along the two sides of a headland, and causes a line of weakness to widen and deepen, what does it form?
Sea Arches
What protects the mainland from storms and waves, and protect tidal lagoons which serve as nurseries for a variety of fish and shellfish?
Barrier Islands
What are the three gravitational forces that affect tides?
They are affected by the gravitational forces of the Moon, the Sun, and the rotation of earth
How many eyelashes does Spongebob have on each eye?
Three
What happens when waves approach a straight shoreline at an angle?
Wave Refraction
What is formed when waves near an island are slowed by the shallow water surrounding it, leading sediment to eventually build up?
A Tombolo
What is caused by swells sweeping into the shore line at an angle, extending from shallow waters inside the breaking waves to the outside breakers?
Longshore current
What gravitational forces cause a bulge to occur on the opposite side of earth and away from the water on the far side?
The Sun and The rotation of earth