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Ch.20 Geo
Final
Question | Answer |
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Waves are agents of | erosion |
Currents are agents of | transportation and deposition |
Beaches mark transition between | land and water |
The impact of waves and currents affect a tiny portion of | Earth's landscape |
Importance of wind | Ocean currents Sand transport Scas and swells |
Tsunamis can travel over | 400mph |
Most oceanic coastline shows evidence of submergence at sometime within the last | 15,000 years |
coral coasts have a blossom like appearance | similar to plants |
Coral coast have strict requirements for | their survival |
Two primary causes of sea level changes | rising or sinking of landmass(tectonic change) Increase or decrease in amount of ocean water(custatic sea level change) |
sea level rise about | 0.5 by the end of the century |