Coasts Keywords Flashcards
Define coast
An area that borders the sea
Define erosion
The wearing down of material due to various erosional processes
Define mass movement
When large quantities of material suddenly move due to external factors
Define bedding plane
The first division layer between rocks
Define deposition
When material is dropped/deposited due to lack of energy to carry it
Define longshore drift
When sediment is transferred down the coast due to the swash and backswash in the direction of the prevailing wind
Define wave quarrying
Erosion done through the constant pounding of waves breaking upon a small crack
Define dynamic equilibrium
When the inputs and outputs are balanced in a coastal system
Define sediment cell
Areas along the coast that generally self-contain their processes making them a closed system
Define strand line
The highest point the tide travels up the coast resulting in the deposition of material once the tide cannot carry it further
Define embryo dune
The first stage of the formation of a dune
What is Lyme grass
Lyme grass is a pioneer plant that takes place early on in vegetation succession
Define isostatic change
The rise and fall of the land relative to the sea level
Define eustatic change
The rise and fall in sea level caused by accumulation or melting land ice
Define Dalmatian coast
A Dalmatian coast is a submergant landform where two parallel valley have flooded leaving their peaks
