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depositional-type shore
barrier island, spit, tombolo
erosional-type shore
sea arches, wave-cut cliffs
exposed at low tide and covered at high tide
foreshore
flows parallel to shore within surf zone
longshore current
colonized by grasses; very productive
low marsh
beyond the low-tide breakers
offshore
moves water from breaking waves back out to sea
rip current
...normal high tide to the highest elevation...
backshore
Eroded material in coastal regions is carried from high wave energy areas to
low wave energy areas
winter beaches are...
narrower than summer beaches
A linear ridge of sediment attached to land at one end might be called a
spit
When seafloor spreading rates increase
sea level rises
Which US coastline has the greatest average loss due to erosion
gulf
In terms of erosion protection from wave action over the long term, seawalls
ineffective