Ecology

Question 1

Barrier Island noun

Answer 1

long, narrow island lying parallel to the bay land speratedby water

Question 2

Erosion noun

Answer 2

gradually worn away

Question 3

Accretion noun

Answer 3

building up of land

Question 4

Long shore Current noun

Answer 4

current that runs parallel to the shore within the surf zone

Question 5

Bivalve noun

Answer 5

A Mollusks having two shells like clams. oysters and muscles

Question 6

Univalve noun

Answer 6

Mollusks having only one shell like snails, whelks, conchs

Question 7

Continental shelf noun

Answer 7

Remaining submerged portion on the coastal plain

Question 8

Sand Dunes noun

Answer 8

a hill of sand pulled up by wind

Question 8

Continental slope noun

Answer 8

The actual edge of the continent

Question 8

Sandbar noun

Answer 8

Submerged or exposed line of sand accumulated by wave action

Question 9

Georgia Bight noun

Answer 9

Inward-curving shape of the coast.

Question 10

Sea Oats noun (Uniola Panicolata

Answer 10

a tall grass that grows on the coast

Question 11

Wrack noun

Answer 11

Debris washed up along the high tide