Landforms and landscapes Flashcards
1
Q
Fetch
A
uninterrupted distance across water over which wind blows, the distance waves have to grow in size
2
Q
Swash
A
flow of water up a beach as a wave breaks
3
Q
Backwash
A
when water runs back down the beach
4
Q
Beach morphology
A
shape of the beach including width and slope and features such as berms, ridges and runnels and the type of sediment
5
Q
Blow hole
A
forms when a coastal cave turns upwards and breaks through flat cliff top because of erosion of weak strata or presence of fault line
6
Q
Currents
A
flows of seawater in particular direction driven by winds or differences in water density, salinity or temperature
7
Q
Mass movement
A
the downslope movement of rock and soil, umbrella term for a range of specific movements
