section 3 ch. 8 vocab

Question 1

part of the shore that sticks out in the ocean, made of hard bedrock that’s not eroded

Answer 1

headland

Question 2

offshore isolated columns of rock, which had once been connected to the sea cliff

Answer 2

sea stack

Question 3

steep structure which forms where waves strike directly against rock along a shoreline

Answer 3

sea cliff

Question 4

a large hole formed in a sea cliff by a wave

Answer 4

sea cave

Question 5

sea cave enlarged by wave action

Answer 5

sea arch

Question 6

sand deposited offshore forming a long, UNDERWATER ridge (parallel to the shore)

Answer 6

sand bar

Question 7

long, narrow deposit of sand connected at one end to the shore

Answer 7

spit aka hook

Question 8

a stretch of salt water separated from the sea by a low sandbank or coral reef

Answer 8

lagoon

Question 9

long, narrow offshore ridges of sand which break the surface of the ocean (ABOVE ocean/water)

Answer 9

barrier island

Question 10

a deposit of sand or larger rock fragments along the ocean shore

Answer 10

beach

Question 11

a bar of sand or shingle joining an island to the mainland

Answer 11

tombolo