Chapter 16.1 The marine enviroment
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Rlddancergirl on April 22, 2012
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 wave refraction | the bending of waves so that they move nearly parallel to the shoreline |
| beach | a sloping band of sand, pebbles, gravel, or mud at the edge of the sea |
| estuary | the area where the lower end of a freshwater river or stream enters the ocean |
| longshore bar | the shallow water offshore that lies above a sand bar |
| longshore current | a current flowing parallel to the shore |
| barrier island | long ridges of sand or other sediment, deposited or shaped by the longeshore current, that are seperated from the mainland |
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