Louisse Quiz Flashcards

1
Q

Occure where waves breaks on shore

A

Coastal process

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2
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Are usually caused by wind and controlled by wind speed

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Wave

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3
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Causes a continual reworking of sediment on a beach and translation parallel to the shore

A

Longshore drift

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4
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Due to the combination of gravitational and centrifugal forces results in a twice daily rise and fall of sea level

A

Tides

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5
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Abnormal rise of water generated by a storm over and above the predicted astronomical tides

A

Storm surge

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6
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The movement of material from one place to another

A

Transportational coast

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7
Q

It is an extended stretch of beach material that projects out to see and is joined to the mainland at one end

A

Splits

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8
Q

Are wetlands that form as rivers

A

Deltas

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9
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Result where an easily eroded piece of rock is removed

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Sea cave

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10
Q

If the arc collapses the seaward part is still there and is a stack

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Sea stack

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