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Barrier Islands
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Coastal Landform
relatively narrow strips of sand that run parallel Beach Berm Beach face Beach Trough Breaker Bar- friction water slows dont Forebeach |
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Point Bar
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Deposits on the OUTSIDE of the meander
Gently-sloping sedimentary layers by way of deposition, build banks into streams |
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Cut bank
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FORMED by deposits on the outside of the bend
Steep/tall by way of EROSION, moves bank postion outward |
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What do younger, narrow streams have that older, wider ones do not?
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rapids and waterfalls
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Delta
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deposit that forms where a river meets an ocean/lake
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Stream Load
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total load that a stream can carry
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Tombolo
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A strech of sand linking two landheads
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Algae that live in symbiotic relationship with coral preform
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Photosynthesis
must live in water that is penetrated by light |
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Reef
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the formal definition of a reef is the ridge of rock/shingle/sand at or just below the surface of water
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Costal Process
Forereef Reef talus crest platform break reef Lagoon reef (red) mangroves black mangroves white mangroves |
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Wave
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Turbulant flow-
rough bottom, water spins(Eddies) Energy swirls important in erosion and transportation |
Laminar flow- flat surface
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