section 5 + 6 ch 8 vocab Flashcards
deposits of rock and sand along a coastline
beach
sea cave enlarged by wave action
sea arch
large hole formed in a sea cliff by wave action
sea cave
bar of sand/shingle joining an island to the mainland
tombolo
long, narrow, deposit of sand connected at one end to the shore
spit aka hook
wind removes surface material
deflation
part of the shore that sticks out in the ocean, made of hard bedrock thats not eroded
headland
offshore isolated columns of rock which had once been connected to the sea cliff
sea stack
steep structure which forms where waves strike directly against a rock along a shoreline
sea cliff
sand deposited offshore forming a ling underwater ridge (parallel to the shore)
sand bar
may form; a stretch of salt water separated from the sea by a low sandbank or coral reef
lagoon
long, narrow offshore ridges of sand which break the surface of the ocean (above ocean/water)
barrier island
any stone smoothed by wind abrasion
ventifacts
surface of closely packed small rocks left after the top layer of soil has been removed by deflation
desert pavement
hole or depression in a sand dune
blowout
thick, yellowish deposit of windblown dust(smaller than sand) creates fertile soil
loess
hills of sand deposited by wind can come in many shapes and sizes
sand dunes
crescent shaped with horns pointing in the direction of the wind
barchan
long sand ridge which forms perpendicular to wind direction
transverse
u shaped (around blowouts) with horns pointing in the direction opposite the wind
parabolic
long ridge which is parallel to the wind direction
longitudinal
Formed when a tributary glacial valley is eroded by the main glacier
hanging valley
