COASTAL PROCESSES-A REVIEW WORKSHEET MARCH 125, 2018 PROFESSOR: RICHESIN b. B) W

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COASTAL PROCESSES-A REVIEW WORKSHEET MARCH 125, 2018 PROFESSOR: RICHESIN b. B) Where is the largest continuous reef complex on Earth? called the G 7. Waves are generated by friction between and the and results in a transfer of energy towards the downwind direction. Once waves reach land, they are generally deflected in one direction depending on the angle at which they reach the shoreline. Where sand is taken up the beach and back down, but moving in the direction of the traveling waves—this is known as And the current that carries the sand is called the current. 9. Erosional features are common in coastlines that emerge, or rise due to tectonic forces. Name two coastlines in the world that have this characteristic. 1). 10. In the diagram below, identify the features-write it in blank provided PAGE 2

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b) The reef is located off the coast of Queensland, Australia, in the Coral Sea.

It is called The Great Barrier Reef.

Stretching for 1,429 miles over an area of approximately 133,000 square miles, the Great Barrier Reef is the largest coral reef system in the world.

7) waves are generated by the friction between wind and the surface water

8) beach drift /longshore drift and current that carries the sand is called the longshore current.

9) i) U.S Pacific Coast

ii) San Francisco Bay

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