Types of marine erosion
- Created by: emilyidek
- Created on: 29-05-18 16:19
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- Marine Erosion
- Hydraulic action - The sheer pressure of the water upon the rock without debris
- Wave quarrying - Breaking waves trap air into a gap in the rock face, creating pressure in fissures, which can have an explosive effect
- Abrasion - Where material is flung at rock faces, important in forming wave cut platforms
- Attrition - Where rocks in the sea are worn down while suspended
- Solutions - Weathering can significantly weaken rocks through dissolving the rock + crystal salts that have formed can widen cracks
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