coastal zone Flashcards by lewis tout | Brainscape

Q

material shifts in a straight line down

A

slides

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material shifts with a rotation

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slump

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whats a stack

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its a large bit of land which is isolated just of the coast

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in order of stacks being made

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cracks, caves arches collapsed material stack

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Q

big swash small backwash

A

constructive wave

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destructive wave

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strong backwash small swash

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Q

4 movements of material in the sea

A

traction solution suspension and saltation

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4 movements of material in the sea

A

traction solution suspension and saltation

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what is a bar

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its when a spit joins two headlands

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whats behind a spit a sheltered marsh

A

a sheltered marsh

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Q

coastal flooding case study

A

Maldives

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Q

3 hard engineering strategies

A

groynes sea wall rock Armour

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benefit of sea wall

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prevent flooding

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