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Coastal Processes

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    Coastal features, processes and waves
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  • The land next to the ocean or sea is called?
    The Coast
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  • Constructive waves have a ______ swash and a _______ backwash
    Strong.....Weak
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  • What are the two types of waves?
    Constructive and Destructive waves
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  • What are the two types of coasts?
    constructive and destructive
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  • What is the dominant process on a constructive coast?
    Deposition
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  • What is the dominant process on a destructive coast?
    Erosion
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  • This process is where rocks beat against each other causing erosion
    attrition
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  • In this process, water is the main erosional feature
    Hydraulic action
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  • True or False? Headland is depositional coastal feature
    False
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  • Is a bay an erosional or depositonal coastal feature?
    Erosional
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  • A spit is coastal depositional feature. True or False?
    True
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  • What is the name of the feature in the image?
    Arch
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  • What is the name of this coastal feature?
    Tombolo
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  • What is the name of the two dominant coastal features in this image?
    Cliff and Wave cut platform
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  • Name the three dominant coastal processes.
    Erosion, deposition, transportation
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