Coastal Landforms swag 3.5 / 5 based on 2 ratings ? GeographyCoastal zonesGCSEWJEC Created by: chloewarren28Created on: 12-02-14 18:29 the distance from which a wave has travelled fetch 1 of 21 the advance of sea water up a beach after the breaking of a wave swash 2 of 21 this is caused my hydraulic action and abrasion in the cracks of cliffs cave 3 of 21 results from large waves hurling beach material at the cliff abrasion 4 of 21 the movement of water back into the sea after a wave has broken on the shore backwash 5 of 21 when the waves cause rocks and pebbles on the beach to bump into each other and breakdown in size attrition 6 of 21 this occurs after a stack gets eroded and weathered stump 7 of 21 when certain types of cliff are slowly dissolved by acids in sea water corrosion 8 of 21 this type of rock causes bays soft 9 of 21 the force of the waves, especially when they trap and compress air in cracks and holes in a cliff hydraulic action 10 of 21 this type of rock causes headlands hard 11 of 21 the main direction of wind prevailing wind 12 of 21 a bar/spit which has created a ridge connecting the mainland to an island tombolo 13 of 21 angle at which backwash is pulled back into the sea ninety 14 of 21 sediment travelling across the beach long shore drift 15 of 21 formed by headlines being eroded beach 16 of 21 a barrier of sand stretching across a bay bar 17 of 21 landform caused after a cave arch 18 of 21 angle of prevailing wind fortyfive 19 of 21 an area of sand which extends at a gentle angle out to sea spit 20 of 21 force which causes backwash to occur gravity 21 of 21
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