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Which term describes a drop in sea level and the resulting seaward movement of the shoreline?
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What is the differences between land breeze and sea breeze?
A "land breeze" results from a greater decrease in the temperature of the land (as at night), so that it flows seaward, where the air has stayed relatively warmer. A "sea breeze" is created by increased warming of the land (as on sunny days), and the rising warmer air draws in air from the sea (which does not increase as much in temperature).
What are the heavy waves caused by the hurricane called?
They are actually called a Storm Surge, and it is due to the low pressure associated with a hurruicane which causes a rise in sea surface level which is then whipped up by the strong hurricane force winds. (Rip tides, or rip currents, are strong surface currents flowing seaward from a shore in some places, and are not generally associated with hurricanes.)
What are cool breezes at night caused by differences in heating and cooling rate of land and water?
When land adjacent a water body heats up during a summer day it does so faster than the water so that there will be rising air above the heated land known as thermal lift. On a hot day a vacuum is thus created at ground level and replacement air must be drawn in at the surface and from the water body as well. The air being drawn in from the sea is called a onshore wind or 'seabreaze' At night when the land cools down, the air above the land mass will also cool down and in fact will begin a slow decent. At night then there will occur a land breeze as the cool descending air mass dissipates at ground level being pushed in every direction outwards. Some of that falling air will travel horizontally seaward toward the adjacent water body causing an 'offshore wind' and this occurs generally at night.
What do glaciers leave behind as evidence of their existence?
1) Glaciers carve fjords in valleys where they travel. A fjord is a long, narrow valley with steep sides carved by glacial movement. A fjord represents the seaward end of a deeply excavated glacial-trough valley that was partially submerged by drowning after melting of the ice. 2) Glaciers leave behind deposits known as glacial till, which are unstratified, poorly-sorted sediments. Glaciers move a wide range of sedimentary particles from small clay-sized particles to large boulders. When the glacier either melts or retreats, these poorly-sorted sediments are deposited. These deposits are known as tillite in lithified sedimentary rocks. 3) A mound or ridge of till (unstratified glacial drift) is deposited when a glacier begins to retreat or melt. As the glacier grows and extends, it pushes glacial drift at its front forming a mound of debris. This glacial drift is then dropped in place when the glacier retreats or melts which creates a terminal moraine. Medial moraines, which are formed by the conjunction of two glaciers, are also deposited as a glacial melts. Glaciers erode the sides of the valleys in which they travel. Therefore, when two glaciers unite (in much the same rivers unite), a line of glacial drift (medial moraines) from both glaciers is formed. 4) Glaciers leave scrape marks behind on the rocks on which they traveled.
What is the difference between a land breeze and a sea breeze?
A "land breeze" results from a greater decrease in the temperature of the land (as at night), so that it flows seaward, where the air has stayed relatively warmer. A "sea breeze" is created by increased warming of the land (as on sunny days), and the rising warmer air draws in air from the sea (which does not increase as much in temperature).
What terms describes a drop in sea level and the resulting seaward movement of the shoreline?
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What term describes a drop in sea level and the resulting seaward movement of the shoreline?
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What term describes a drop in seaward movement of the shoreline?
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What marks the seaward edge of the continental shelf?
The seaward edge or its sharp drop-off from the shoreline is called continental shelf break. This region is also the area wherein continental slope begins.
What is the birth name of John Seaward?
John Seaward's birth name is John Martin Seaward.
When was William Seaward born?
William Seaward was born in 1986.
How tall is John Seaward?
John Seaward is 6' 3".
When was Tracey Seaward born?
Tracey Seaward was born in 1965.
When did John Seaward die?
John Seaward died on 1858-03-26.
When was Jack Seaward born?
Jack Seaward was born on 1924-10-11.
When did Jack Seaward die?
Jack Seaward died on 2010-11-10.
What nicknames does John Seaward go by?
John Seaward goes by Big John.
