click below
click below
Normal Size Small Size show me how
Ch.20 Geo
Final
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| 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 |