The Coastal System

Question 1

What do sediment cells show

Answer 1

How sediment moves around the coast

Question 2

Destructive waves (Height, frequency, wave length, energy)

Answer 2

•High and steep
•High frequency (10 to 14 waves per minute)
•Short wave length
•High energy

Question 3

Constructive waves (height, frequency, wave length, energy)

Answer 3

•Low height
•Low frequency (around 6 to 8 waves per minute)
•Long wave length
•Low energy

Question 4

Littoral zone

Answer 4

The coastal area that is affected by the waves

Question 5

5 different areas of the littoral zone

Answer 5

•Coast
•Backshore
•Foreshore
•Nearshore
•Offshore

Question 6

Fetch

Answer 6

The max distance the wind has blown over open water

Question 7

Dalmatian coastline

Answer 7

•Tectonic folding creates downward and upward sloping strata.
•Valleys become flooded as the sea level rises, leaving islands parallel to the coastline

Question 8

Haff coastline

Answer 8

When deposits of sand and other materials run parallel to the coastline