16578257
Description
Flashcards by Riona Stevenson, updated more than 1 year ago
|
Created by Riona Stevenson
over 5 years ago
|
|
| Question | Answer |
| Abrasion | Erosion caused when loose material in the load carried by water wears away the land |
| Attrition | Erosion caused when small stones in the load carried by water bump off one another |
| Backwash | Water moving back and down the beach to return to the sea |
| Bay | A curved stretch of coastline that has been eroded by waves |
| Compressed air | Air trapped in a join or crack |
| Constructive | Building or gathering something |
| Destructive | Destroying or loosing something |
| Dredge | To clean the sea or river bed by scooping out mud, weeds and litter with a dredger |
| Feature | A distinctive attribute or aspect of something |
| Fetch | The open area of sea across which a wave travels, the larger the fetch, the larger the wave |
| Headland | A land area of hard rock jutting out into the sea |
| High-water mark | A line marking the highest level reached by water at high tide |
| Hydraulic action | Erosion caused by the power of moving water |
| Lagoon | A shallow sea inlet cut off from the sea |
| Load | Material transported by water e.g rivers, glaciers or the sea |
| Longshore drift | The zigzag movement of material carried by waves across a coastline |
| Low-water mark | A line marking the lowest level reached by water at low tide |
| Marram grass | Grass that grows on sandy shores and can withstand drying; often planted to stabilise sand dunes |
| Notch | An indentional or incision at a point of weakness on an edge or surface |
| Nourish | To provide with substances necessary for growth, health and good conditions |
| Onshore winds | Wind blowing from the sea onto land near coasts, also called a sea breeze |
| Retreat | To go back or recede from a position |
| Sand bar | Deposited sand and shingle that extends across and closes off a bay |
| Sand spit | A long ridge of deposited sand or shingle joined to the coast at one end |
| Sea arch | A tunnel that goes into and through a headland |
| Sea cave | A tunnel into a sea cliff |
| Sea cliff | A vertical or steep slope on the coast |
| Sea stack | A pillar of rock formed when the roof of a sea arch collapses |
| Shingle | A mass of small, rounded pebbles |
| Solution | A mixture of water and the material dissolved in it |
| Swash | The powerful movement of a breaking wave up to a beach |
| Tombolo | A ridge of sand or shingle joining an island to the mainland |
| Undercut | To cut or wear away the part below or under something |
| Wave-built terrace | A terrace built up from eroded sediments on top of a wave-cut platform |
| Wave-cut platform | A narrow, flat area at the base of a retreating sea cliff, created by the action of waves |
Want to create your own Flashcards for free with GoConqr? Learn more.