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smooth, nearly flat region of the ocean floor
a) abyssal plain
b) trench
c) sonar
d) continental shelf

a wall made of rocks or concrete that is built outward from a beach to reduce erosion
a) groin
b) wavelength
c) tsunami
d) rip current

a rush of water that flows rapidly back to sea through a narrow opening in a sandbar
a) groin
b) wave
c) rip current
d) frequency

movement of water and sediment down a beach caused by waves coming in to shoare at an angle
a) wavelength
b) wave
c) wave height
d) longshore drift

a giant wave usually caused by an earthquake beneath the ocean floor
a) rip current
b) tsunami
c) frequency
d) groin

ther verticle distance from the crest of a wave to the trough
a) rip current
b) tsunami
c) wave height
d) groin

the number of waves that pass a specific point in a given amount of time
a) wave length
b) wave
c) wave height
d) frequency

the horizontal distance between the crest of one wave and the crest of the next wave
a) wave
b) wavelength
c) rip current
d) groin

the movement of energy through a body of water
a) wavelength
b) wave
c) groin
d) tsunami

a deep, steep sided canyon in the ocean floor
a) wave
b) trench
c) sonar
d) neritic zone

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