Vocabulary Terms Shorelines Wave Trains Surf Wave Period Sea Cliff Sea Stacks Sea Arches Sea Caves
Vocabulary Activity Directions Open brown paper bag and choose a word (there are 8 words altogether) Read the term and the definition for each word in the bag. As you read the definition and the words complete your graphic organizer by either writing the definition or the term After completing the terms and definitions, look at the pictures to determine which picture represents each of the terms. Draw a picture to represent each term on your graphic organizer
Wave Trains Waves that travel in groups
Shoreline A place where the land and body of water meet
Surf The breaking of waves
Sea Cliff When waves erodes and undercuts the rock resulting in a steep slope.
Wave Period The time interval between breaking waves. Usually 10s to 20s
Sea Stacks Off shore columns of resistant rock that once connected to the mainland
Sea Arches Forms when ocean wave action continues to erode through a sea cave cutting completely through the rock.
Sea Caves Forms when ocean waves cut large holes into fractured or weaken rock along the base of sea cliffs. Sea caves are commonly made from sedimentary rock.