Coasts Flashcards

1
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Concordant

A

Alternating bands of rock parallel with the waves

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2
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Discordant

A

Alternating bands of rock perpendicular with the waves

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3
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Isostatic change

A

Localised rise or fall in land

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4
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Eustatic change

A

Global rise or fall in sea level

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5
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Sediment cell

A

Region of shoreline that encompasses sediment movement

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6
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SMP

A

Strategies to manage flood/erosion risk

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7
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ICZM

A

Overviews the strategies put in place to protect coasts, accounting for all parties of interest.

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8
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Rock types and examples

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Metamorphic - Slates & marbles
Sedimentary - Limestone & sandstone
Igneous - Granite & basalt
Unconsolidated - Sand & clay

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9
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Factors for dune creation

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Abundant sediment supply
Macro-tidal range
Predominant onshore wind
Vegetation

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10
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Factors affecting waves

A

Fetch
Power of wind
Water depth

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11
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Weathering

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Decomposition through direct contact with the atmosphere in-situ

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12
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Exfoliation

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Expands when hot and contracts when cold so layers peel away

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13
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Freeze thaw

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Cracks fill with water, which expands when frozen, this repeats causing pieces to break off

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14
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Salt crystallisation

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Salt water evaporates, leaving salt crystals which grow and widen cracks, breaking off rock

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15
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Biological weathering

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Plant roots clump soil together and loosen the ground

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16
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Chemical weathering

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Rock is weakened through hydrolysis, carbonation or oxidation. (usually acid rain)

17
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Topple (mass movement)

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Forward rotation of rock on vertical lithology , where weaknesses exist at bedding planes.

18
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Rotational slumping

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Cliffs made of sands or clay become saturated and slide down with a rotational movement, leaving behind a terraced profile and rotational scar

19
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Rockfall

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Rapid movement on cliffs exceeding 40 degrees caused by weathering. Leaves a talus slope at the foot (debris)

19
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Earthflow

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Steeper slopes that have become saturated and masses of earth slides down the slope

20
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Flocculation

A

Clay particles suspended in water gain an electrostatic charge from the salt, so clump together and sink.

21
Q

Sediment sources

A

Rivers
Beaches
Cliff erosion
Attrition of boulders

22
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Sediment stores

A

Offshore bars
Beaches

23
Q

Sediment outputs

A

Offshore
Humans & animals

24
Q

Ria

A

Flooded river valley, dentritic shape

25
Q

Fjord

A

Flooded glacial valley, not dentritic, far deeper than ria

26
Q

SMP examples

A

Do nothing
Managed realignment
Hold the line
Advance the line
Limited intervention

27
Q

Beach nourishment

A

Adding sediment to beach
+Natural, supports tourism
-Storms can destroy, needs to be repeated

28
Q

Groynes

A

Walls that stop LSD
+Not as expensive as others, supports tourism
-£1000 per m, ugly, disrupts sediment cells

29
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Revetments

A

Sloped walls in front of backshore
+Effective, LSD continues
-Very expensive(£1500/m), less accessible

30
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Sea wall

A

Wall/pier that reflects waves
+Very effective and lasts, supports tourism
-£5000/m, interrupts cells by stopping erosion and deposition

31
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Rock armour

A

Boulders that dissipate waves
+Long lasting, effective
-Expensive if shipped from abroad, may not fully prevent erosion

32
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Gabions

A

Pebbles in wire basket
+Relatively cheap and easy, can also prevent mass movement
-Not very effective against high energy, frequent repair needed

33
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Formation of tombolo

A

Waves are refracted by an island so have low energy and deposit sediment, connecting it to the land.

34
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Formation of cuspate forelands

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Two spits either side of a triangular headland meet.

35
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Dune succession

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Embryo - Sand piled up by an object
Yellow - Vegetation grows as the dune gets bigger (Marram grass)
Grey - Moisture & nutrients from plant death create soil, so more plants can grow
Dune slack - Water table rises to the surface or sea water trapped in between
Heath & woodland - Trees can now grow