stores/sinks, transfers/flows and energy Flashcards
1
Q
examples of stores
A
Beaches
Sand Dunes
Spits
Bars and Tombolos
Headlands and Bays
Nearshore Sediment
Cliffs
Wave-cut Notches
Wave-cut Platforms
Caves
Arches
Stacks
Stumps
Salt Marshes
Tidal Flats
Offshore Bands and Bars
2
Q
what are examples of transfers/flows?
A
Wind-blown sand
Mass-movement processes
Longshore drift
Weathering
Erosion
Transportation
Deposition
3
Q
example of deposition?
A
flocculation
4
Q
what are the sources of energy in a coastal system?
A
wind
gravity
flowing water