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Decks in this class (16)

the coastal system
What is a coast,
What is a dynamic coast,
What is a coast that always chang...
24  cards
coastal processes
What is abrasion,
Rocks and sediment are thrown aga...,
What is corrosion
14  cards
weathering
What is physical weathering,
What is chemical weathering,
The mechanical breakdown of rocks...
24  cards
mass movement
What is mass movement,
What is slumping,
What is solifluction
6  cards
Coastal Formations
Discordant coastline,
Concordant coastline,
Wave refraction
22  cards
depositional landforms
What is a spit,
What must be greater than output ...,
What type of beach is needed for ...
27  cards
sea level change
What is eustatic sea level change,
What is isostatic sea level change,
How will land moving vertically d...
31  cards
criccieth case study
Where is criccieth,
What strategy is used to workout ...,
Is criccieth hold the line advanc...
5  cards
seismic hazards
Wht are the 5 ways you can predic...,
Animal behaviour,
Advantages of using animal behaviour
47  cards
wildfires
What is a wildfire,
Crown wildfire,
How hot can crown fires be
25  cards
sundarbans
What are the sundarbans,
Where are the sundarbans located,
How much area do the sundarbans c...
35  cards
all hazard case studies
What is an example of an hic volc...,
When did the ey,
What plate margins does eyjafjall...
46  cards
criccieth
0  cards
water cycle
What is the water cycle,
What sort of system is the water ...,
What is the largest body of water
18  cards
tropical storm hazards
What is a hurricane,
Typhoon,
Cyclones
30  cards
april prelim
1  cards

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