Vocabulary | Vocabulary 2 | Questions 1 |
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What does marine mean
a term that describes
things that are part of or from the ocean. |
What is a trough
the low point of a wave.
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when is it high tide
High tide is mostly at the night.
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What is a beach
a sandy zone above the
foreshore in a shallow marine environment. |
What does wavelength mean
the distance
between two wave crests, or the distance between two wave troughs. |
When is low tide
Low tide is mostly in the day
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What does intertidal zone
the zone of a
marine environment between the high and low tide lines; also called the foreshore. |
What is sand
Small loose grains of worn or disintegrated rock.
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What does tidal flat mean
a flat, muddy area in
the intertidal zone. |
What is low tide
the time of low water.
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What does the crest
the high point of a wave.
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What is high tide
the tide at its highest level of elevation.
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