Geography Coastal Environment revision

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Coast
Boundary between land and sea
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Waves
Formed by wind blowing over a smooth sea surface causing ripples which grow into waves.
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Fetch
The distance over which the waves travel. A long fetch builds up more energy resulting in bigger waves compared to a small fetch.
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Destructive waves
Destroy the beach and take away the sediment. Weak swash, strong back swash
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Constructive waves
Builds the beach by depositing sediment. Strong swash, weak back wash.
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Longshore drift
Transport of sediment along the coastline caused by waves approaching the beach at an angle.
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Mass movement
Downhill movement of material influenced by gravity
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Card 2

Front

Formed by wind blowing over a smooth sea surface causing ripples which grow into waves.

Back

Waves

Card 3

Front

The distance over which the waves travel. A long fetch builds up more energy resulting in bigger waves compared to a small fetch.

Back

Preview of the back of card 3

Card 4

Front

Destroy the beach and take away the sediment. Weak swash, strong back swash

Back

Preview of the back of card 4

Card 5

Front

Builds the beach by depositing sediment. Strong swash, weak back wash.

Back

Preview of the back of card 5
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