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My Shoreline Picture Dictionary

By: Ayonnia Hicks

Beach

a shore between high and low water marks

Wave

A body of water curling into an arched form and breaking on the shore
Photo by SergioTudela

Abrasion

the mechanical weathering of a rocks surface by friction

Wave Refraction

a change in the direction of waves as they pass from one medium to another

Longshore Transport

the transportation of sediments along a coast at an angle to the shoreline
Photo by pete riches

Wave- Cut platform

the narrow flat area found at the base of a sea cliff
Photo by SAGT

Sea Arch

A weakness in a rock that has been eroded away creating a...
Photo by bltboston

Sea Stack

After eroding of a clif, a column of rock standing in the sea called a 
Photo by atp-photos

Spit

narrow coastal land formation that is tied to the coast at one end
Photo by goingslo

Sandbar

A narrow sandbank at the mouth of a river
Photo by roamunit

Tombolo

A bar of sand joining an island to the mainland
Photo by Simaron

Barrier Islands

a island close to the mainland & protecting the mainland from erosion and storms