Oceanography Matching

Match the terms with their definitions. 

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An underwater feature found between the continental slope and the abyssal plain. 

A cliff situated at the seaward edge of the coast.  

A sandy landform along the shoreline of a body of water.  

A long narrow strip of sandy land stretching across a body of water and may be connected to the shoreline or offshore.  

A shallow body of water separated from a larger body of water by a series of barrier islands or reefs.

The study of the ocean and ocean life.   

Tides that have a greater range of rise and fall and occur shortly after the new or full moon.   

Smaller tides that rise at a lower level than usual tides.

A stretch of coastland that has been exposed by the sea due to a relative fall in the sea level.   

A long narrow sandy strip of land that is parallel to the coastline.  

Shallow flat submerged land, extending to a steep descent to the ocean floor.  

The underwater plain on the deep ocean floor, usually as far below as 3,000 and 6,000 meters.  

Stretches of coastline that have been flooded by the sea due to a relative rise in sea level.   

a. beach

b. oceanography

c. continental shelf 

d. spring tides

e. barrier island 

f. continental rise 

g. abyssal plain 

h. lagoon 

i. submergent coastline 

j. sandbar 

k. emergent coastline 

l. neap tides 

m. sea cliff

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