tide pool

anemones

Flowers or marine polyps

• starfishFive-armed marine invertebrate
• urchinsScrappy street children
• barnaclesShell-armored marine clingers

crabs · hermit crabs · snails · limpets · chitons · mussels · algae · seaweed · octopuses · nudibranchs

rocky shore

Coastline of boulders

• zonationArrangement in distinct zones
• splash zoneArea where water sprays
• exposedOut in open

submerged · coastal · littoral · crevices · basins · channels · sea spray · wave action · saltwater · brackish

discovery

Act of finding something

• observationAttentive watching or remark
• magnifying glassHandheld lens for enlargement
• guidebookReference for travelers

naturalist · children · wonder · curiosity · hands-on · education · marine biology · field trip · specimen · identification

ebb

Gradual retreat seaward

• flowUnbroken forward movement
• lunar cycleMoon's orbital period
• gravitational pullAttractive force between masses

moon · inundation · stranded · replenished · cyclical

shelter

Protected place or structure

• sanctuaryProtected sacred space
• havenShelter from danger
• nurseryRoom for infants

protection · survival · desiccation · microclimate · trapped · isolated · holding tank · safe harbor

• coastal placesbeach, Big Sur, island, Monterey Bay, resort
• coastal thingsbeach, sand, shoreline, reef, coral reef
• beach zonesshoreline, waterline, surf zone, intertidal zone, splash zone
• marine habitatskelp forest, kelp forests, estuaries, rocky shore, rocky shores
• natural poolsswimming hole, cenotes, blue holes, cenote, hot spring
• New England Naturewhite pine, sugar maple, white birch, cranberry bog, salt marsh