WorksheetsOcean in Motion Vocabulary
Total questions: 14
Worksheet time: 10mins
an area of moving water that is raised above the main surface of an ocean, a lake, etc.
barrier island
wave
estuary
sediment
material (such as stones and sand) that is carried into water by water, wind, etc.
sediment
inlet
currents
waves
the regular upward and downward movement of the level of the ocean that is caused by the pull of the Sun and the Moon on the Earth
barrier island
shoreline
tides
waves
a narrow area of water that goes into the land from a sea or lake
estuary
beach
tides
inlet
a continuous movement of water or air in the same direction
beach
sediments
currents
landform
an area where a river flows into the sea
tides
shoreline
estuary
sediments
an area covered with sand or small rocks that is next to an ocean or lake
beach
barrier island
tides
atmosphere
a long, sandy island that is near a shore
waves
inlet
currents
barrier island
Look at the picture. What does it show?
HINT: read the words on the picture!
tides
currents
waves
Look at the picture. What does it show?
tides
waves
currents
What does the image tell you about an INLET?
A large area of sand that is attached to a beach.
A very large river that does not run into the ocean.
An area of water between the beach and the barrier island.
The animals and plants that live on the beach
Look at the image. Choose the best explanation of what happened.
The high tides wore away the sand. Eventually, the water came over the beach and created an estuary where the river flows into the ocean.
The high tides brought a lot of sand to the beach and made the beach wider. The water from the ocean got pushed further away from the beach.
The high tides never changed and the waves on the beach look the same as they did in the beginning.
What do you see in the image?
currents
estuary
barrier island
volcano
Choose the best description to tell how the HYDROSPHERE affected the GEOSPHERE.
Over time the hydrosphere affected the geosphere by bringing a huge tsunami onto shore. This killed many of the animals and plants on the beach.
Over time the hydrosphere affected the geosphere by adding more sand to the beach. This caused the beach to grow larger and for the water levels to go down.
Over time the hydrosphere affected the geosphere by eroding away the sand from the beach. This caused the water level to rise and beach to disappear.
