| A | B |
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| saltation | the movement of sand or other sediments by short jumps & bounces that is caused by wind or water |
| deflation | a form of wind erosion in which fine, dry soil particles are blown away |
| ventifact | any rock that is pitted, grooved, or polished by wind abrasion |
| dune | a mound of wind-deposited sand that moves as a result of the action of wind |
| loess | fine-grained sediments of quartz, feldspar, hornblende, mica and clay deposited by the wind |
| headland | a high & steep formation of rock that extends out from shore into the water |
| beach | an area of the shoreline that is made up of deposited sediment |
| longshore current | a water current that travels near & parallel to the shoreline |
| estuary | an area where fresh water from rivers mixes with salt water from the ocean; where tides meet river current |
| barrier island | a long ridge of sand or narrow island that lies parallel to the shore |
| lagoon | a small body of water separated from the sea by a low, narrow strip of land |
