student led presentations Flashcards
1
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what are karst landforms?
A
- any landforms that forms over soluble rocks, like limestone.
- landforms generated by surface and subsurface waters dissolving rocks
- all erosional landforms
2
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What are some karst landforms?
A
- sinkholes
- allogenic valleys
- caves
- Karrens
3
Q
What are beaches?
A
- accumulation of sediments, typically sands and gravels
- an active area of a coast, experiencing constant deposition and erosional changes
4
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what is a coastal delta?
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- a fan shaped area that forms where a river flows into a larger body of water, like an ocean or lack.
- occurs when deposition is greater than dispersion
5
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What are seiches?
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- standing wave with long periods with water-level oscillation
- occurs in partially or fully enclosed basins
- water sloshing back and forth
6
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What are tidal flats?
A
- a shallow bank at a sea edge of major tidal channels
- areas where sediments from river runoff, or inflow from tides, deposit mud or sand
