Busy. Please wait.
Log in with Clever
or

show password
Forgot Password?

Don't have an account?  Sign up 
Sign up using Clever
or

Username is available taken
show password

Your email address is only used to allow you to reset your password. See our Privacy Policy and Terms of Service.


Already a StudyStack user? Log In

Reset Password
Enter the associated with your account, and we'll email you a link to reset your password.

Keywords associated with coastal environment

        Help!  

Term
Meaning
show Region where the land meets the sea/ocean.  
🗑
Dynamic coastal environment   show
🗑
Waves   show
🗑
Tide   show
🗑
Currents   show
🗑
Geology   show
🗑
show A collection of organisms and the natural surroundings they interact with.  
🗑
show The maximum distance of water over which winds can blow and form waves.  
🗑
Wave refraction   show
🗑
Swash   show
🗑
show Water movement down a beach.  
🗑
Abrasion /Corrasion   show
🗑
Hydraulic action   show
🗑
Attrition   show
🗑
Solution   show
🗑
Longshore drift   show
🗑
show Are high energy waves,created from big, strong waves. Have short wave length and are high and steep. They can travel over a long fetch due to powerful wind blowing over their water surface for a long time. Their backwash is stronger than their swash.  
🗑
Headland   show
🗑
Cliff   show
🗑
show A large natural hole in the side of a cliff or hill, or under the ground.  
🗑
Arch   show
🗑
Stacks   show
🗑
show A rock shelf fringing the coastline between the low and high water marks.  
🗑
Bay   show
🗑
Spit   show
🗑
Tombolo   show
🗑
show A gently sloping deposit of sand, pebbles or mud, deposited along the coast.  
🗑


   

Review the information in the table. When you are ready to quiz yourself you can hide individual columns or the entire table. Then you can click on the empty cells to reveal the answer. Try to recall what will be displayed before clicking the empty cell.
 
To hide a column, click on the column name.
 
To hide the entire table, click on the "Hide All" button.
 
You may also shuffle the rows of the table by clicking on the "Shuffle" button.
 
Or sort by any of the columns using the down arrow next to any column heading.
If you know all the data on any row, you can temporarily remove it by tapping the trash can to the right of the row.

 
Embed Code - If you would like this activity on your web page, copy the script below and paste it into your web page.

  Normal Size     Small Size show me how
Created by: edugan_hoh
Popular Geography sets