L2 How Can Beaches Be Protected?

What is land formed over many years by the build up of sand and dirt just offshore from the mainland?

• barrier island
• beach nourishment
• dredging
• jetty

What is the dumping of new sand onto an eroded beach to restore it?

• barrier island
• beach nourishment
• dredging
• jetty

What is deepening or widening a river or harbor?

• barrier island
• dredging
• jetty
• sea wall

What is a thin, narrow wall built from the shoreline into the ocean?

• barrier island
• dredging
• jetty
• sea wall

What is a tall wall built along the near edge of a beach?

• sea wall
• jetty
• dredging
• barrier island

What are small hills on a beach called that have been created by blowing wind? 

• beach
• dunes
• hills
• waves

Where does the sand that creates beaches come from?

• ocean floor
• waves
• rivers
• stormes