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the coastal system
What type of system is the coasta...,
Why is it considered an open system,
When do we consider the coastal s...
3
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sediment cells
What is a sediment cell,
What are sediment cells bordered by,
What happens in terms of the sedi...
7
cards
inputs and outputs
What are the three types of input...,
What are the marine inputs,
What are the atmosphere inputs
5
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stores/sinks, transfers/flows and energy
Examples of stores,
What are examples of transfers flows,
Example of deposition
4
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feedback loops
What is an example of negative fe...,
What is an example of positive fe...
2
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sediment sources
What are the 6 sediment sources,
Where is most of the sediment in ...,
What is an estuary why are estuar...
8
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sediment budgets
What does a sediment budget do,
What are the two things that can ...
2
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littoral zone
What is the littoral zone,
What are the short term factors w...,
What are the long term factors wh...
3
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sources of energy at the coast
What is the primary source of ene...,
What is the primary source of ene...,
What is offshore
4
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wave formation
What is the term for what happens...,
What does frictional drag create,
What happens as the seabed become...
3
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factors affecting wave energy
What are the three main factors t...,
What is fetch,
What happens if our fetch is larger
3
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constructive waves
What type of landforms do they cr...,
Wavelength,
Frequency
7
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destructive waves
What do depositional waves tend t...,
Wavelength,
Frequency
7
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waves varying
What waves dominate in the summer,
What waves dominate in the winter,
What happens to constructive wave...
5
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negative feedback: beaches and waves
What type of waves causes deposit...,
What type of waves do steeper bea...,
What does destructive waves do to...
4
cards
tides
What source of energy is responsi...,
When do tides occur,
What is the tidal range
14
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currents
What are rip currents,
When do rip currents occur,
Why are riptides different to rip...
3
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high energy coastlines
What strength do the high energy ...,
What type of waves,
What type of landforms
4
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low energy coastlines
What strength do the low energy c...,
What type of waves,
What type of beaches
4
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wave refraction
What is wave refraction,
Where is wave energy focused and ...,
Where does the energy on the head...
4
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negative feedback (bays)
1 there s different rock strength...
1
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marine processes: erosion
What is erosion,
What is corrasion,
What is corrosion
6
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types of rock
What is the three types of rock,
What is example of igneous rocks,
What is example of metamorphic rocks
5
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factors affecting erosion
What are the six things that affe...,
What is the main factor affecting...,
When does erosion ten to occur mo...
6
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