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Shore Shapers

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Shore Shapers

Why does the the human mind skip the second ''the"?
Photo by eliotsurfs

HEADLAND

A ROCKY PIECE OF LAND THAT PROJECTS OUT INTO THE WATER
Photo by MNM 504415

SEA CAVE

COULD FORM FROM WEATHERING

SEA ARCH

  • Made when a sea cave wears a hole in both sides
  • When it collapses, it turns into a sea stack
Photo by seanhagen

TOMBOLO

A SPIT CONNECTING THE MAINLAND WITH AN ISLAND
Photo by AdamKR

OCEAN CURRENTS

NOT ONLY WEATHER AND ERODE, BUT DEPOSIT MATERIAL
Photo by hjl

Sand Spit

Ridge of sand, gravel, or shell material that extends from a shoreline
Photo by gagilas

Barrier Island

A long, narrow island that forms parallel to shoreline
Photo by cpboingo

Weathering

  • caused by currents
  • process in which rock breaks down into smaller pieces or changes composition ( sea caves-arches)
  • the weathering caused by ocean is physical, but there is also chemical weathering
Photo by bumeister1

the end

you shore did have a good time!

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