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paige_colton on April 13, 2010
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 fetch | distance wind blows across water surface (determines size of waves) |
| eolian | wind blown |
| bay | barrier islands: area of deep water prtected from the open ocean (doesn't drain @ low tide) |
| lagoon | barrier islands: shallow water protected from open ocean (edges of bay) |
| mudflat | barrier islands: broad flat surface composed of silty and clayey deposits - exposed @ low tide and submerged at high tide |
| tidal delta | barrier islands: body of sand deposited on either the inside of the bay (flood tide delta) or the open ocean side (ebb tide delta) of a tidal inlet where tidal currents lose competence & deposit sediment |
| estuary | barrier islands: part of river channel that is influenced by tidal activity |
| spit | barrier islands: deposit of sand which is built off of an existing island or headland by tidal or longshore currents |
| barrier islands | strings of islands formed from higher sea level |
| atoll | island (volcano) is sinking and a coral reef is forming around it |
| berms | steps on beaches caused by highest tides, storms, etc.) |
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