Coastal landscapes-physical processes
- Created by: Joe6089
- Created on: 12-04-18 13:05
Fullscreen
Weathering
Wears sediment away but leaves weathered material in SITU. There are 3 types of weathering
-Chemical-rocks react with slightly acidic water e.g limestone dissolved by carbonation.
-Biological-Plant and animal activity (e.g burrowing animals or roots widen cracks in rocks) causing the rock to break up.
Mechanical-water seeps into cracks in sediment and freezes, casusing the cracks to expand; repeated freezing and thawing causes the rock to break apart.
Mass movement
This is the downhill movement…
Comments
No comments have yet been made