Beach Features Flashcards
1
Q
What is a berm?
A
Terrace on beach that has formed on back shore above water level at high tide
2
Q
What does offshore mean?
A
Far out to sea where waves do not break
3
Q
What is the foreshore?
A
The breaker zone, where waves break
4
Q
What is the nearshore?
A
Inter-tidal zone which is repeatedly covered and uncovered by changing tides
5
Q
What is the backshore?
A
Area not affected by the sea
