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COASTAL TERMS
ENJOY CAROLINA’S COASTLINE
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OCEANS AND BEACHES
• NCVPS
• MODULE NINE VOCABULARY WITH PICTURES
• COMPILED FOR YOU BY KELLA RANDOLPH
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BARRIER ISLAND
BARRIER ISLAND - ELONGATED, NARROW LANDFORMS COMPOSED
OF SAND AND OTHER LOSE SEDIMENTS TRANSPORTED BY
WAVES, CURRENTS, AND WINDS.
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BATHYMETRICBATHYMETRIC - REFERRING TO
THE BOTTOM TOPOGRAPHY.
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BEACHBEACH - ZONE OF ACTIVE SAND
MOVEMENT.
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BEACH RE-
NOURISHMENTBEACH RE-NOURISHMENT -
PUMPING SAND ONTO THE BEACH AND BUILDING UP FORMER DUNES
AND UPPER BEACH.
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DUNE FIELDSDUNE FIELDS - OPEN, BARE-TO-
GRASSY SAND-DUNE AREAS FOUND BETWEEN THE PRIMARY DUNES AND
THE MARITIME FOREST OR THE SOUND SIDE OF THE ISLAND.
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EROSIONEROSION - THE WEARING AWAY OF
SOIL, SAND, OR ROCK BY THE INFLUENCE OF WATER, WIND, AND
OTHER FORCES OF NATURE.
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ESCARPMENTESCARPMENT - STEEP SLOPE
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FOREDUNEFOREDUNE - THE FIRST DUNE
FORMED ON THE BEACH.
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GROIN
GROIN - WALL BUILT PERPENDICULAR TO THE SHORELINE INTENDED TO TRAP SAND FLOWING
IN THE ALONGSHORE CURRENT.
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INLETSINLETS - CHANNELS THAT
SEPARATE ISLANDS AND ARE USUALLY FORMED DURING
HURRICANES OR SEVERE STORMS.
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JETTYJETTY - STRUCTURE INTENDED TO KEEP SAND FROM FLOWING INTO A
SHIP CHANNEL.
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MARSHESMARSHES - PROLIFIC BREEDING
AREAS FOR MANY FISH LOCATED ON THE SOUND SIDE OF BARRIER
ISLANDS.
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MICROBIAL MAT (ALGAL MAT)
MICROBIAL MAT (ALGAL MAT) - AN ACTIVE BIOGEOCHEMICAL ZONE
A FEW MILLIMETERS THICK AND FOUND IN MARSHES; PRODUCES ITS
OWN NITROGEN THROUGH A PROCESS OF NITROGEN FIXATION.
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LITTORAL DRIFTLITTORAL DRIFT - MOVEMENT OF
SEDIMENTS.
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OVERWASH (FANS)
OVERWASH (FANS) - DEVELOP WHEN WATER, THROWN UP BY
WAVES AND STORM SURGE, FLOWS BETWEEN AND AROUND DUNES.
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PEATPEAT - PARTIALLY DECAYED PLANT
MATERIAL.
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PRIMARY DUNES
PRIMARY DUNES - THE ROW OF DUNES CLOSEST TO THE OCEAN; HOWEVER, A DISTINCT LINE OR
ROW MAY BE ABSENT.
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REVETMENTREVETMENT - A STRUCTURE DESIGNED TO STABILIZE AN
ERODING SHORELINE AND PROTECT AGAINST STORM WAVE ATTACK.
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RUNNELRUNNEL - THE TROUGH BETWEEN
THE BEACH AND THE RIDGE.
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SEAWALLSEAWALL - HARD BARRIER
DESIGNED TO RECEIVE AT LEAST ONE FULL IMPACT OF THE SEA
DURING A TIDAL CYCLE.
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SEDIMENTSSEDIMENTS - MATTER OR
PARTICLES DEPOSITED BY WIND AND WATER.
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SOUNDSOUND - A CHANNEL OF WATER BETWEEN THE MAINLAND AND A
BARRIER ISLAND.
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SPITSPIT - A POINTED AREA FORMED ON THE ENDS OF BARRIER ISLANDS BY
TRANSPORTED SEDIMENTS.
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COASTAL VOCABULARYTHANKS TO BING ONLINE IMAGES FOR CLIPART