Coasts

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rapid movement of earth down a concave surface
slumping
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stacks turn to ______
stumps
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_______ and bays
headlands
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sediment eroding sediment
attrition
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sediment wearing away a cliff
abrasion
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water compressing and blasting open cracks in cliff
hydraulic action
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seawater dissolving rock material
solution
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sediment is transported down the beach by ___________
longshore drift
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large material rolling along sea bed
traction
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small particles of material carried by water
suspension
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ridges of sediment projecting out to sea
spits
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Card 2

Front

stacks turn to ______

Back

stumps

Card 3

Front

_______ and bays

Back

Preview of the front of card 3

Card 4

Front

sediment eroding sediment

Back

Preview of the front of card 4

Card 5

Front

sediment wearing away a cliff

Back

Preview of the front of card 5
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