Coastal Landforms

swag

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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
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the movement of water back into the sea after a wave has broken on the shore
backwash
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when the waves cause rocks and pebbles on the beach to bump into each other and breakdown in size
attrition
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this occurs after a stack gets eroded and weathered
stump
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when certain types of cliff are slowly dissolved by acids in sea water
corrosion
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this type of rock causes bays
soft
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the force of the waves, especially when they trap and compress air in cracks and holes in a cliff
hydraulic action
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this type of rock causes headlands
hard
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the main direction of wind
prevailing wind
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a bar/spit which has created a ridge connecting the mainland to an island
tombolo
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angle at which backwash is pulled back into the sea
ninety
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sediment travelling across the beach
long shore drift
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formed by headlines being eroded
beach
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a barrier of sand stretching across a bay
bar
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landform caused after a cave
arch
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angle of prevailing wind
fortyfive
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an area of sand which extends at a gentle angle out to sea
spit
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force which causes backwash to occur
gravity
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Other cards in this set

Card 2

Front

the advance of sea water up a beach after the breaking of a wave

Back

swash

Card 3

Front

this is caused my hydraulic action and abrasion in the cracks of cliffs

Back

Preview of the front of card 3

Card 4

Front

results from large waves hurling beach material at the cliff

Back

Preview of the front of card 4

Card 5

Front

the movement of water back into the sea after a wave has broken on the shore

Back

Preview of the front of card 5
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