Beach

Question 1

Barrier Island

Answer 1

Long, Narrow Island lying parallel to the mainland and separated from it by bay, lagoon, or marsh.

Question 2

Erosion

Answer 2

Process of being gradually worn away

Question 3

Accretion

Answer 3

Building up of land by physical forces

Question 4

Long-shore currents

Answer 4

Current that runs parallel to the shore within the surf zone

Question 5

Bivalve

Answer 5

Mollusks having two shells (like clams, oysters, and mussels)

Question 6

Univalve

Answer 6

Mollusks having only one shell (like snails, whelks, conchs)

Question 7

Continental Shelf

Answer 7

Remaining submerged portion of the coastal plane

Question 8

Continental Slope

Answer 8

The actual edge of the continent whose slope rapidly falls to a deep plateau and eventually into the ocean depths

Question 9

Georgia Bight

Answer 9

Inward-curving shape of the coast line stretching from Cape Hatteras, NC to Miami, Florida

Question 10

Sandbar

Answer 10

Submerged or exposed line of sand accumulated by wave action

Question 11

Sand Dunes

Answer 11

A hill of sand piled up by the wind

Question 12

Wrack

Answer 12

Debris washed up along the high tide line of a beach

Question 13

Sea Oats

Answer 13

A tall grass that grows on the coast of the southern U.S. and helps hold the sand dunes together (uniola panicolata)