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system
a set of interrelated objects comprising of stores and flows
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dynamic equilibrium
when the inputs and outputs into a system are in balance
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sediment cell
a stretch of coastline where the movement of sediment is largely self-contained
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tides
the periodic rise and fall of the sea surface caused by the gravitational pull of the moon
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sediment budget
a balance of the inputs and outputs into a coastal system
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weathering
the wearing away of rock in situ
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eustatic sea level change
sea level change caused by global changes to the volume of water in the oceans
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geomorphic processes
natural processes which reshape the earth’s crust
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