Shore

The area where the ocean meets the land is called________________.

• tides

• wave

• the ocean shore zone

• tsunami

__________________________ are pieces of land surrounded by water that have sandy beaches.

• barrier islands

• beaches

• estuaries

• tsunamis

The up and down movement of water caused by wind is called ________________________.

• waves

• tides

• currents

• water

A long shore current is ...

• the up and down movement of water caused by wind

• the rise and fall of water on the shoreline

• a current that runs parallel to the shore

• A current that is long

are continuously flowing streams of water.

• waves

• tides

• currents

• storms

__________________________ is the area where a river meets the ocean.

• beaches

• barrier islands

• inlets

• estuaries

the place where land and water meet

• Shoreline

• Beach

• Ocean

• Sea

Wind moving across the surface of the ocean makes ripples called _____________________.

• Tides

• Waves

• Currents

• Bubbles

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

The breaking of waves is called ________________?

• surf

• wave period

• crest

• trough

_____________ are formed when wave erodes and undercuts rock on the shoreline.

• Sea cave

• sea stack

• headlands

• sea cliff

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2