Coasts as natural systems 3.1.3.1

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Name 4 ways in which coastal systems receive their energy
wind, waves, tides and ocean currents
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Name the 2 outputs from the coastal system
Wave energy dissipated by breaking along the shoreline
Sediment accumulation above high tide level
sediment moved onto other cells
2 of 6
Name 3 flows in the coastal system
erosion
weathering
LSD
deposition
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Name the 2 stores in a coastal system
beaches
sand dunes
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How is dynamic equilibrium achieved in a coastal system?
when the rate of deposition and erosion are in balance
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Explain a series of events that lead to positive feedback in a coastal environment
Beach starts to form
This slows down the waves
This leads to more deposition
The beach increases in size
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Name the 2 outputs from the coastal system

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Wave energy dissipated by breaking along the shoreline
Sediment accumulation above high tide level
sediment moved onto other cells

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Name the 2 stores in a coastal system

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How is dynamic equilibrium achieved in a coastal system?

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