Coasts Flashcards

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1
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Name the two types of wave

A

Constructive
Destructive

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2
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Give 5 characteristics of constructive waves

A

Long wavelength
Low wave height
Strong Swash
Weak Backwash
Cause deposition of sediment
Occur up to 9 times per minute

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3
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Give 5 characteristics of destructive waves

A

Short wavelength
High wave height
Weak swash
Strong Backwash
Cause coastal erosion
Occur 10-15 times per minute

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4
Q

Define Relief

A

The way the landscape changes height

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5
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Define Upland

A

High above sea level

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6
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Define Lowland

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Not very high above sea level

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7
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What is the difference between uplands and lowlands?

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Uplands are high above sea level whereas lowlands aren’t very high above sea level

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8
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Give an example of an upland area in Scotland

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Northwest Highlands
Cairngorm Mountains
Grampian Mountains
Southern Uplands

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9
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Give an example of an upland area in Wales

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Snowdonia
Brecon Beacons

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10
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Give an example of an upland area in England

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Pennines
Lake District
Dartmoor
Exmoor

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11
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Give an example of a lowland area

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The midlands
London Basin
The Vale of York
Lincolnshire

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12
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What creates waves?

A

Wind blowing across the surface of the water

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13
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Define Prevailing Wind

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The main direction the wind comes from

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14
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Define Fetch

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The distance the wind has travelled across the sea or ocean

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15
Q

What is the difference between the swash and backwash?

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The swash washes up on the beach after an incoming wave has broken but the backwash is the water running back down the beach

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16
Q

Which type of wave has a strong backwash?

A

Destructive

17
Q

Which type of wave has a low frequency?

A

Constructive

18
Q

Which type of wave has a low wave height?

A

Constructive

19
Q

Define Weathering

A

The breakdown of rock in situ (where it is)

20
Q

What are the 3 types of weathering?

A

Mechanical
Biological
Chemical

21
Q

What type of weathering is freeze-thaw?

A

Mechanical

22
Q

What type of weathering is this:
Roots in the sides of cliffs cause rock to break away?

A

Biological

23
Q

Define biological weathering

A

Weakening of rock by plants, animals and microbes
Growing plant roots can exert stress/pressure on rock

24
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Define chemical weathering

A

Breakdown of rocks due to the interaction of air, water or acid with the chemical composition of the rock

25
Q

Define mechanical weathering

A

The breakdown of rocks by physical factors in the environment such as wind, water and temperature
E.g. freeze-thaw

26
Q

Define mass movement

A

bulk movements of soil and rock debris down slopes in response to the pull of gravity

27
Q

Name the 3 types of mass movement

A

Sliding
Slumping
Rockfall

28
Q

Define slides

A

Material shifts in a straight line

29
Q

Define slumps

A

Material shifts with a rotation

30
Q

Define rockfalls

A

Material shifts vertically