The Beach Match-Up
Match the items on the right to the items on the left.
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Beach
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The slow process of breaking down rocks, soil, and minerals.
When something is worn down or ground down. An example is when water erodes or washes sand away.
Where the sand meets the water of a sea or lake.
They are lines on a topographic map that indicate areas with the same elevation, or height above sea level.
A tall wall built along the rear edge of a beach, designed to receive waves at high tide.
They are thin, narrow walls built from the shoreline into the ocean. They often are used to keep sand out of harbors.
The process of breaking something down or destroying.
The process of building something up.
The process of dumping new sand onto eroding beaches to restore them.
A constructive force in which sediments that have been moved from one place are dropped or released in another place.
Constructive process
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The slow process of breaking down rocks, soil, and minerals.
When something is worn down or ground down. An example is when water erodes or washes sand away.
Where the sand meets the water of a sea or lake.
They are lines on a topographic map that indicate areas with the same elevation, or height above sea level.
A tall wall built along the rear edge of a beach, designed to receive waves at high tide.
They are thin, narrow walls built from the shoreline into the ocean. They often are used to keep sand out of harbors.
The process of breaking something down or destroying.
The process of building something up.
The process of dumping new sand onto eroding beaches to restore them.
A constructive force in which sediments that have been moved from one place are dropped or released in another place.
Erosion
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The slow process of breaking down rocks, soil, and minerals.
When something is worn down or ground down. An example is when water erodes or washes sand away.
Where the sand meets the water of a sea or lake.
They are lines on a topographic map that indicate areas with the same elevation, or height above sea level.
A tall wall built along the rear edge of a beach, designed to receive waves at high tide.
They are thin, narrow walls built from the shoreline into the ocean. They often are used to keep sand out of harbors.
The process of breaking something down or destroying.
The process of building something up.
The process of dumping new sand onto eroding beaches to restore them.
A constructive force in which sediments that have been moved from one place are dropped or released in another place.
Destructive process
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The slow process of breaking down rocks, soil, and minerals.
When something is worn down or ground down. An example is when water erodes or washes sand away.
Where the sand meets the water of a sea or lake.
They are lines on a topographic map that indicate areas with the same elevation, or height above sea level.
A tall wall built along the rear edge of a beach, designed to receive waves at high tide.
They are thin, narrow walls built from the shoreline into the ocean. They often are used to keep sand out of harbors.
The process of breaking something down or destroying.
The process of building something up.
The process of dumping new sand onto eroding beaches to restore them.
A constructive force in which sediments that have been moved from one place are dropped or released in another place.
Weathering
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The slow process of breaking down rocks, soil, and minerals.
When something is worn down or ground down. An example is when water erodes or washes sand away.
Where the sand meets the water of a sea or lake.
They are lines on a topographic map that indicate areas with the same elevation, or height above sea level.
A tall wall built along the rear edge of a beach, designed to receive waves at high tide.
They are thin, narrow walls built from the shoreline into the ocean. They often are used to keep sand out of harbors.
The process of breaking something down or destroying.
The process of building something up.
The process of dumping new sand onto eroding beaches to restore them.
A constructive force in which sediments that have been moved from one place are dropped or released in another place.
Deposition
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The slow process of breaking down rocks, soil, and minerals.
When something is worn down or ground down. An example is when water erodes or washes sand away.
Where the sand meets the water of a sea or lake.
They are lines on a topographic map that indicate areas with the same elevation, or height above sea level.
A tall wall built along the rear edge of a beach, designed to receive waves at high tide.
They are thin, narrow walls built from the shoreline into the ocean. They often are used to keep sand out of harbors.
The process of breaking something down or destroying.
The process of building something up.
The process of dumping new sand onto eroding beaches to restore them.
A constructive force in which sediments that have been moved from one place are dropped or released in another place.
Beach Nourishment
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The slow process of breaking down rocks, soil, and minerals.
When something is worn down or ground down. An example is when water erodes or washes sand away.
Where the sand meets the water of a sea or lake.
They are lines on a topographic map that indicate areas with the same elevation, or height above sea level.
A tall wall built along the rear edge of a beach, designed to receive waves at high tide.
They are thin, narrow walls built from the shoreline into the ocean. They often are used to keep sand out of harbors.
The process of breaking something down or destroying.
The process of building something up.
The process of dumping new sand onto eroding beaches to restore them.
A constructive force in which sediments that have been moved from one place are dropped or released in another place.
Sea Wall
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The slow process of breaking down rocks, soil, and minerals.
When something is worn down or ground down. An example is when water erodes or washes sand away.
Where the sand meets the water of a sea or lake.
They are lines on a topographic map that indicate areas with the same elevation, or height above sea level.
A tall wall built along the rear edge of a beach, designed to receive waves at high tide.
They are thin, narrow walls built from the shoreline into the ocean. They often are used to keep sand out of harbors.
The process of breaking something down or destroying.
The process of building something up.
The process of dumping new sand onto eroding beaches to restore them.
A constructive force in which sediments that have been moved from one place are dropped or released in another place.
Jetties
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The slow process of breaking down rocks, soil, and minerals.
When something is worn down or ground down. An example is when water erodes or washes sand away.
Where the sand meets the water of a sea or lake.
They are lines on a topographic map that indicate areas with the same elevation, or height above sea level.
A tall wall built along the rear edge of a beach, designed to receive waves at high tide.
They are thin, narrow walls built from the shoreline into the ocean. They often are used to keep sand out of harbors.
The process of breaking something down or destroying.
The process of building something up.
The process of dumping new sand onto eroding beaches to restore them.
A constructive force in which sediments that have been moved from one place are dropped or released in another place.
Contour lines
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The slow process of breaking down rocks, soil, and minerals.
When something is worn down or ground down. An example is when water erodes or washes sand away.
Where the sand meets the water of a sea or lake.
They are lines on a topographic map that indicate areas with the same elevation, or height above sea level.
A tall wall built along the rear edge of a beach, designed to receive waves at high tide.
They are thin, narrow walls built from the shoreline into the ocean. They often are used to keep sand out of harbors.
The process of breaking something down or destroying.
The process of building something up.
The process of dumping new sand onto eroding beaches to restore them.
A constructive force in which sediments that have been moved from one place are dropped or released in another place.
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