Sedimentary Environments Near Shorelines
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Todd Rose
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Sedimentary Environments Near Shorelines
Section 7.2
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Beaches
Stretch of coastline in which sediment has accumulated, consisting of sand, shells and gravel.
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Lagoon
A sheltered body of water, commonly shallow, warm and calm.
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Reef
An area where the ocean water is clear, shallow and warm. Marine organisms and corals live and construct these structures to protect the shoreline from big waves and erosion.
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Continental Shelves and Slopes
An offshore area consisting of layers of mud, sand and carbonate minerals. Commonly on the steep slopes landslides or turbidity currents carry massive amounts of sediment into deeper waters.
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An underwater landslide down the continental slope is called a
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Coastal Dunes
Found slightly inland from the beach, these form where sand and finer sediment are blown or washed inland and reshaped by the wind.
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Tidal Flats
Low shoreline areas that are flooded during high tide and exposed during low tide. Commonly covered by mud, sand or evaporite minerals like salt.
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Submarine Delta
The muddy or sandy extension of a delta that extends several kilometers into the sea.
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Barrier Islands
Formed from accumulations of sand that rise above the shallow coastal water. Most are long and narrow only a few miles from the shore and protect it from large waves and erosion.
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Multiple Choice
Identify this sedimentary environment described as a sheltered body of water, commonly shallow, warm and calm.
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Found slightly inland from the beach, these form where sand and finer sediment are blown or washed inland and reshaped by the wind.
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Low shoreline areas that are flooded during high tide and exposed during low tide. Commonly covered by mud, sand or evaporite minerals like salt.
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Formed from accumulations of sand that rise above the shallow coastal water. Most are long and narrow only a few miles from the shore and protect it from large waves and erosion.
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An area where the ocean water is clear, shallow and warm. Marine organisms and corals live and construct these structures to protect the shoreline from big waves and erosion.
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The muddy or sandy extension of a delta that extends several kilometers into the sea.
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Stretch of coastline in which sediment has accumulated, consisting of sand, shells and gravel.
Sedimentary Environments Near Shorelines
Section 7.2
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