WorksheetsOcean Shore Zone Quiz
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 5mins
Caused by winds moving across the surface of the ocean
Waves
Currents
Tides
Continuously flowing streams of water in the ocean
Waves
Currents
Tides
Caused by the position of the moon around the Earth
Waves
Currents
Tides
The area where the ocean meets the land
Inlet
Barrier Island
Ocean Shore Zone
Bay
small islands that protect the mainland from the effects of waves on the shore
Inlet
Beach
Estuary
Barrier Island
the place where rivers meet the ocean are known as
Inlets
Beaches
Estuaries
Barrier Islands
Water-filled spaces between barrier islands
Inlets
Beaches
Estuaries
Barrier Islands
Shoreline, or coast, that can be rocky or covered with sand
Inlets
Beaches
Estuaries
Barrier Islands
How can waves effect beaches?
Move sand from end of the beach to the other.
Deposit shells and sand on the beach.
Erode the beach, and change its shape.
All of the above
Which is an example of a current?
WAC (Western Australian Current)
EAC (Eastern Australian Current)
Bikini Bottom
