Tuesday, October 25, 2011

All Vocab list


Quiz #2
7.3
aeolian - also known as wind
spinifex - a type of grass that 'traps' sand
constructive waves - waves that push the sand back to the beach
corrasion - occurs when waves crash over rock shelves and move rock and other material helping to erode the rock shelf away
corrosion - the action of salt on minerals like iron that are contained in rock, weakening the rock and making i more susceptible to erosion
refraction - the bending of waves around headlands and into bays
deposition - the depositing of sand and rock particles caused by wind and wave action forming features such as beaches
destructive waves - large waves formed by tropical cyclones and storms that erode material from beaches
erosion - the removal of rock and sand particles as a result of wind and wave action
hydraulic action - where waves enter cracks in rocks, air is compressed y the force of the water causing erosion and forming features such as blow hole
longshore drift - when waves come in on an angle and push the sand to one end of the beach

Quiz #3
7.4
erosion-accretion cycle
groynes -
revegetation -
sea walls -

7.5
rock wall
beach nourishment
sand bar

7.7
environmental impact study -
impact assessment -

Quiz #4
7.8
bitou bush -
marram grass -  
noxious weed -  
foredune

hind dune
tertiary species
fore dune
off-shore bar
incipient dune
beach berm
secondary species

7.9
anemometer -
hygrometer -

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