Coasts Flashcards
(13 cards)
1
Q
What is a system?
A
A set of interrelated components that are connected to form a working unit
2
Q
What is an open system?
A
Inputs + outputs of energy and matter
3
Q
What is a closed system?
A
Only energy is transferred into and out of the system
4
Q
4 components of a system
A
-inputs
- through puts (stores)
- through puts (processes)
- outputs
5
Q
2 types of inputs
A
- Energy
- Material
6
Q
3 energy inputs
A
- Thermal
- Kinetic
- GPE
7
Q
3 material inputs
A
- Marine deposition
- Weathering
- Mass movement
8
Q
Coastal zone
A
Backshore, foreshore, nearshore
9
Q
Meaning of aeolian
A
Wind
10
Q
5 throughput (stores)
A
- Spit
- Bar (onshore)
- Tombolo
- Saltmarsh
- Delta
11
Q
5 throughputs (processes)
A
- Longshore drift
- Erosion
- Deposition
- Weathering
- Mass movement
12
Q
2 outputs
A
- Material from marine + wind erosion
- Evaporation
13
Q
Equilibrium
A
When a systems inputs and outputs are equal
