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Earth Science Praxis Exam: Ocean Unit > The Oceans - Chapter 2: Emergent and Submeergent Coasts > Flashcards

The Oceans - Chapter 2: Emergent and Submeergent Coasts Flashcards

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Two types of coasts that are named by geologists based on sea level

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Emergent

Submergent

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Emergent coasts develop because _ or _

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area has been uplifted

result in drop of sea level

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How are submergant coasts created?

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sea levels rise

land adjacent to sea subsides

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Coasts that were once buried under great ice sheets represent ___ coasts

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emergent

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Drowned river mouths that characterize many coasts

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Estuaries

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Earth Science Praxis Exam: Ocean Unit (23 decks)

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