Exam 16: Coastal Processes and Hazards

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The law of gravity states that two bodies attract each other with a force directly proportional to the product of their masses and inversely proportional to the _____ of the distance between them.

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When waves hit headlands they

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Severe coastal erosion

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Longshore drift:

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Newtons Law states that force is proportional to

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As a wave approaches man made obstructions along the coast at an angle:

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Groins are:

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When waves reach shallow water their velocity is controlled by:

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Newton showed that differential tidal forces are inversely proportional to the ________ of the distance between them.

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Why is there more coastal damage if the sand dunes are lower? Which of the following is least important?

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The sun and the moon each exert a tidal force.These are highest:

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