Concordant Coastlines Flashcards
1
Q
Strata
A
Rocks arranged in layers
2
Q
Deformation
A
Layers folded by tectonics
3
Q
Faulting
A
Fractures when rocks folded
4
Q
Concordant coastlines
A
Strata parallel coastline
5
Q
Tectonics on concordant
A
Can fold the coastline into anticlines (peaks) and synclines (troughs)
6
Q
Dalmatian coastline
A
River eroded soft rock to make synclines deeper
Sea level rises and floods the synclines (leaving anticlines)
Leaves long narrow islands
7
Q
Haff coastline
A
Sediment ridges (sand bars) parallel to coast offshore Lagoons inbetween ridges and shore
