| A | B |
|---|
| baymouth bar | bar that completely encloses a lagoon |
| hook | ex. Cape Cod |
| atoll | ring-shaped coral island |
| ventifact | wind-abraded rock |
| loess | very fine wind-blown sediment |
| tsunami | caused by an undersea earthquake |
| fetch | length of open water over which wind can blow |
| beach | area between high and low tide |
| coral | sea animal that makes calcareous reefs |
| fiord | steep-walled, flooded glacial valley |
| lagoon | enclosed by a baymouth bar |
| promontory | another name for headland |
| barchan | type of common sand dune |
| desertification | process of drying out and becoming a desert |
| slip face | steep side of sand dune |
| period | time it takes a wavelength to pass a given point |
| rip current | when a current flows outward from shore |
| spring tide | higher than normal high tide |
| neap tide | lower than normal high tide |
