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Coasts - General Flashcards

1
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Neap tide

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Highest low tide
Lowest high tide

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2
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Spring tide

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Highest high tide
Lowest low tide

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Concordant

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Parallel to coast
Protect coat from erosion
Eg purbeck

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Discordant

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Rocks run at right angles - allows sea to penetrate along weaker clays
Eg swanage bay

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5
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Mass movement

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Landslides
Rock falls
Mudflows
Rotational slump
Soil creep

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