Coasts

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What is the main disadvantage of a sea wall?
It is expensive to build and maintain.
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What is the diagonal movement of material across the beach?
Longshore drift
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What sea defence would you use to stop longshore drift?
Groynes
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What is hydraulic action?
It is when air is forced into weaknesses which leaves the weakness prone to other types of erosion
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What is one of the fastest eroding coastlines in europe?
Holderness coast
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What is fetch?
The area of land which wind blows over to create waves
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What is the diagonal movement of material across the beach?

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Longshore drift

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What sea defence would you use to stop longshore drift?

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What is hydraulic action?

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What is one of the fastest eroding coastlines in europe?

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