Coastal Landscapes and Changes 0.0 / 5 ? GeographyCoastal environmentsASEdexcel Created by: ElyseHeronCreated on: 11-10-16 14:25 backshore area of shore above water mark 1 of 22 concordant layers of differing rock parallel to coast 2 of 22 dip long hill composed of angled beds of rock 3 of 22 discordant layers of differing rock perpendicular to coast 4 of 22 eustatic change in sea level around the world 5 of 22 faulting fracture in rock where movement takes place 6 of 22 folding rock deforms in a way that it bends not breaks 7 of 22 igneous rock having solidified from lava or magma 8 of 22 isostatic equilibrium between parts of the earth's crust 9 of 22 jointing process forming holes in rocks 10 of 22 lithology physical characteristics of rock 11 of 22 metamorphic rocks subjected to heat and pressure 12 of 22 profiles x-section taken perpendicular to given beach contour 13 of 22 relief highest and lowest elev 14 of 22 sedimentary fragments transported long distances 15 of 22 storm surge rise of water againt shore 16 of 22 strata single bed of sedimentary rock 17 of 22 subaerial bit of beach not covered by the sea 18 of 22 temporal relating to time 19 of 22 terrestrial relating to the ground 20 of 22 unconsolidated material sediment unattached to eachother 21 of 22 weathering change appearance by long term exposure to the atmosphere 22 of 22
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