W, E, D
4 causes of weathering
What is a delta?
Bonus: Which tide makes the high tide the highest? Spring or Neap Tide
SPRING TIDES ARE THE HIGHEST TIDES - they happen during a new moon and a full moon
What type of boundary occurs when two tectonic plates move away from each other?
Divergent boundary
when living organisms break up rocks
What is biological weathering?
in this place, very fine particles do not stay suspended in the water because the water is moving very slowly
What are muddy shores?
Two factors that impact the shape/makeup of a shoreline
What are slope and size of the sediment?
What type of geological feature is formed when an oceanic plate is subducted beneath a continental plate?
Volcano or trench
Factors that impact sedimentation
What are the sediment size and the speed of the water?
rocks settle in a gradient
What are rocky shores?
shape of the shore and depends on the geology of the coast (rocky vs. sandy) and the level of exposure to weathering, erosion, and sedimentation
What is morphology?
What is the process called when new oceanic crust is formed as tectonic plates move apart?
Sea-floor spreading
related to water erosion - the deposition of sediments in a new location
What is sedimentation or deposition?
Two places! One is the most resistant to erosion, and the other is the most vulnerable
What are rocky shores and sandy shores?
BONUS: these move across land, they crush/break rocks and moves rocks as it grows and recedes
What is a glacier?
What geological feature is commonly formed at a convergent boundary between two continental plates?
Mountains
These move constantly and over time will break rocks down and move them up and down the beach
What are ocean waves?
These form in sheltered areas where freshwater and saltwater meet
What is an estuary?
BONUS: This crust slides under the other at a convergent subduction zone
What is oceanic crust?
What famous fault line is an example of a transform boundary in the United States?
San Andreas Fault