Monday, October 17, 2011

Quiz 2 Definitions

7.3
Aeolian - The transportation of sand via wind
Spinifex - Low-lying vegetation which traps sand blown by the wind
Constructive Waves - Waves which deposit eroded material
Corrasion - When waves crash over rock shelves moving rock and other material causing erosion  
Corrosion - When water on rock dries causing the salt in the sea water to crystallize and act on minerals to erode material
Refraction - When waves bend to the headlands and the contours of the ocean floor
Deposition - The transport and deposited material which has been eroded by the ocean
Destructive Waves - Waves which erode material
Erosion - The transportation of weathered material which wears down  material due to wind, water etc
Hydraulic Action - When waves force air into cracks and holes in headlands causing blow holes
Longshore Drift - The transportation of sand along beach in a zig-zag movement

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