9 coasts key terms Flashcards
1
Q
fetch
A
wind blows over uninterrupted distance across water, distance waves grow in size
2
Q
swash
A
flow of water up a beach as it breaks
3
Q
backwash
A
water runs back down the beach to meet the next incoming wave
4
Q
beach morphology
A
shape of a beach
including it’s width, slope and features (berms ridges runnels)
5
Q
blow hole
A
forms when a coastal cave turns upwards and breaks through the flat cliff top
6
Q
current
A
flows of seawater in a particular direction
driven by winds, salinity, temperature
7
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mass movement
A
downslope movement of rock and soil
umbrella term for landslide, rock fall, rotational slump
