1.1 Flashcards
1
Q
What is the backshore?
A
Mean high tide mark to changes in physiology
2
Q
What is the nearshore?
A
Mean low tide mark to where waves break
- contains breaker/surf zone
- areas within are affected by currents
3
Q
What is the offshore?
A
Area out to sea from nearshore
4
Q
What are primary coasts?
A
- formations dominated by land based processes
- eg. River deltas due to deposition of material
- Zavodovski Island
5
Q
What are secondary coasts?
A
- formations dominated by marine erosion
- eg. Destructive waves eroding cliffs
- Slapton
6
Q
What are alluvial coasts/coastal plains?
A
- Sections of coastline created by deposition of sediment
- have low gradient slopes
- are flat
7
Q
What is the foreshore?
A
- Area between nearshore and backshore
- contains the swashzone
8
Q
What is the breaker/surf zone?
A
- Region where waves start to break
- bubbly surface of water when breaking is called surf
