Coastal Environment Flashcards
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What are the outputs of the coastal system?
A
Erosion landforms - bays and caves
Depositional landforms - spits and bars
Salt marshes
Sand dunes
1
Q
What are the inputs in the coastal system?
A
Waves Tides Weather - storm, wind Land - rock type, structure Human activities - tourism, defencs
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Q
What are the processes involved in the coastal system? (There’s 6)
A
Longshore Drift Weathering and mass movement Sediment cells Erosion Transportation Deposition
3
Q
Why is the coastline an open system?
A
Because inputs and outputs can be received and transferred across the boundary of the system
4
Q
How do constructive waves form?
A
Distant weather systems generate these waves in the open ocean
