Beaches, Barrier Islands, Estuaries, Inlets

The picture below shows a geological landform on Earth. This landform is always found along the shoreline of a body of water. It is usually made up of loose particles, such as sand and rock.

• a canyon
• an ocean ridge
• a beach
• a fault line

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

What is the name for the structures that protect mainland beaches from erosion by waves and storms? 

• barrier islands
• rift zones
• rip tides
•  inlets

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NGSS.MS-ETS1-2

Which of the following lists contains only geologic features of the ocean shore zone? 

• beaches, barrier islands, estuaries, and inlets
• inlets, mountains, beaches, and rift zone
• trenches, volcanoes, estuaries, and mid-ocean ridge
• beaches, seamounts, estuaries, and trenches

What is the function of barrier islands?

• to change shape with the currents

• to protect the mainland from the effects of waves

• to continuously move water

• to deposit sediment along the shoreline

What is the name given to the location where fresh water from a river meets the salt water from the ocean?

• inlet
• channel
• barrier island
• estuary

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

An area where a river meets the ocean; made up of both saltwater and freshwater.

• Barrier Islands

• Estuaries

• Inlets

• Beaches

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

An area where a river meets the ocean; made up of both saltwater and freshwater.

• Barrier Islands

• Estuaries

• Inlets

• Beaches

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NGSS.MS-LS2-3

Water filled spaces between the barrier islands

• Barrier Islands

• Estuaries

• Inlets

• Beaches

___________ is the main part of the shoreline.

• inlets
• beaches
• estuaries
• barrier islands

I am where salt water and fresh water meet.
What am I?

• beaches
• inlets
• estuaries
• barrier islands