Beaches Flashcards
1
Q
Is an accumulation of sediment found along the landward margin of the ocean or a lake
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Beach
2
Q
a ridge at the top of the beach that marks the division between the foreshore and the backshore area
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Berm
3
Q
wet sloping surface that extends from the berm to the shoreline
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Beach face
4
Q
the built up clasts that are washed up the beach at the top of the foreshore, a back-beach gravel ridge that is a distinct feature of gravely beaches
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Beach Dune Ridge
5
Q
the low lying areas adjacent to the seas. They are part of the continental environment where there are fluvial, alluvial or aeolian processes of sedimentation and pedogenic modification
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Coastal plains
6
Q
the extensive area of beach deposit lies directly adjacent to the coastal plain
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Strand Plains
