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longshore current
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This phenomenon is known as longshore currents. They are caused by the movement of waves hitting the shoreline at an angle, creating a current that flows parallel to the coast. Longshore currents can transport sediment along the coastline, affecting beach erosion and deposition.
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What country as the largest sea shore?
Canada has the longest coastline of any country in the world, stretching over 202,080 kilometers along three different oceans: the Atlantic Ocean, the Pacific Ocean, and the Arctic Ocean.
The accumulation of sediment found along the shore of a lake or ocean is called?
shingle
What is a narrow strip of land that runs between the ocean and the mainland?
It is the seashore, shore, or beach.
What are the continents in the tundra?
The tundra is along the Arctic Ocean's shore. The continents with tundra include North America, Europe, and Asia.
What is a barrier island long definition?
A barrier island is a sandbar that runs parallel to the shore. Some barrier islands start out as spits and become detached from the shore by wave erosion or a rise in sea level. Some barrier islands after storm picks up sediment from the ocean floor and finally, deposit it in one area. They extend along the Altlantic coast of the US and they protect the shorelines from storm damage. Barrier islands also provide habitats for wildlife plants and animals.
What do you do if your in a rip current?
Swim parallel to the ocean shore until clear of the current
How are beach erosion made?
beach erosion is caused by the movement of ocean currents along the shoreline, and by wave action. As an ocean current moves parallel to the shore, it will carry away sediment. Wave action also does this, kind of similarly to currents.
What is an example of a longshore current?
Ocean water that flows parallel and close to shore.
What ocean lies off floridas eastern shore?
The Atlantic Ocean is on Florida's eastern shore.
When the ocean washes farther up on the shore?
WHEN THE OCEAN WASHES farther up on shore
What is a longshore current?
Longshore current, sometimes called longshore drift, is an ocean current that flows parallel to and close to the shore. A link is provided to the Wikipedia article.
What is the deposit of sediments parallel to the shore?
beach
What is the movement of sand parallel to the shore?
np
What is the worst thing you can do if a current pulls you out to sea?
The worst thing to do when an ocean current pulls one out to sea is to try and swim against it and try to get to shore at once. The best thing to do is to remain calm and swim parallel to the shore. When there is some type of relief, then a person can try to swim to shore.
What direction does a tsunami move in?
The tsunami wave moves through the ocean at about 400 mph. When it hits the shore it rises up and floods/smashes.
What is a part of the shore that sticks out in the ocean?
The rocky part of the shore that sticks out in the ocean is called a jetty.
What phrase described the US Colonial belief that settlers had the right and should expand from shore to shore from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean?
Manifest Destiny describes the US Colonial belief that settlers had the right and should expand from shore to shore, from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean.
