Unit 4 Vocabulary Review

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Across
  1. 4. __________ coasts are near the leading edge of moving continental plates
  2. 6. Sediments that were once living (such as shells) are called ______ sediments
  3. 8. The relatively inactive portion of a beach that may include dunes or grasses
  4. 10. Sediments that come from the shells of organisms are classified as __________
  5. 11. Active zone of the beach washed by waves. You know this answer fore shore!
  6. 14. ___________ coasts are steady or growing coasts due to sediment accumulation
  7. 17. _______ energy coastlines feature large waves and rapid erosion
  8. 18. Larger than shores, encompass all land/water influenced by the ocean environemnt
  9. 22. Fragmented materials that originate from rock and are transported by, suspended in, or deposited by water are called ______
  10. 24. They form at the mouths of large rivers, such as the Mississippi
  11. 25. A long shallow body of seawater that is separated from the ocean
  12. 27. Sediments that come from land
  13. 28. __________ drift is the movement of sediment parallel to the coast
  14. 30. A particle .051mm in diameter would be classified as _________
  15. 31. The smallest type of particle
  16. 32. Manganese __________ are the most common authigenic sediments
  17. 35. The very specific place where ocean meets land.
  18. 36. A __________ island contains a firm central core and was once attached to the mainland
  19. 37. Season when the beach is the largest.
Down
  1. 1. _________ sediments are more easily transported than larger sediments
  2. 2. Sediments and minerals that form directly from seawater are classified as __________________
  3. 3. Marks the normal limit of sand deposition by wave action on a beach
  4. 5. Rising sea levels created _________ river valleys such as Chesapeake Bay
  5. 7. Sediments that come from outer space
  6. 9. Oblong particles of glass that form from violent meteor impacts and settle on the bottom of the ocean
  7. 12. These are sediments that are formed in the place they currently occupy (they don't move)
  8. 13. Sediments that are of living (biotic) origin are often this color
  9. 15. The highest point on a beach (2 words)
  10. 16. A land bridge that sometimes connects sea islands to land
  11. 19. _______ sorted sediments are composed of sediments that are the same size
  12. 20. __________ cells are found where sand inflow and sand outflow are balanced
  13. 21. The largest type of particle
  14. 23. ____________ coasts are new coasts where the dominant force is the removal of coastal material
  15. 26. A particle 3mm in diameter would be classified as ________
  16. 29. __________ coasts are near the trailing edge of moving continental plates
  17. 33. _______ energy coastlines feature small waves and little erosion
  18. 34. A zone of loose particles that covers all or some of the shore
  19. 38. Clay sediment is often this color