GEOL 1033 Lecture 10: 03/06/17 COASTS
7 Mar 2017
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50 multiple choice questions - lecture 8, 9, 10, 11. Coasts: shore place where ocean meets the land, coast larger zone affected by the processes that occur at this boundary, sea level effects the location of coasts, sea level is constantly changing. Local sea level: storm surges affect local sea level during a storm a large volume of water is pushed on shore, sea level will be higher than a regular high tide. 2: during storm surge there is a very temporary (yet often very dangerous) increase in sea level, local sea level is affected by tectonics, isostacy, wind, currents, and storm surges. Same condition as when sea level stabilized after ice age. 3: at the base of the sea cliff erosion is greater because of being hit more frequently by waves, the end result of erosional coastlines does not have the headlands, sea stacks or arches. It looks more like a long flat wall.
