coasts

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attrition
waves smash against eachother onto the shore into smaller pebbles and stones
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abrasion
large rocks and boulders bang against the coast and they brake off
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longshore drift
sediments move along the coast at a right angle, moving sediments up the beach at a swash and bakwards in a backwash movement
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fetch
how long the wave had travelled
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solution
acids contained in the sea will dissolve some types of rock
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suspension
small particles are carried along the water
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traction
large boulders and rocks are rolled along the river bed
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saltation
small pebbles and stones are bounced along the river bed
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solution
minerals are dissolved in the water and carried along in a solution
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when does deposition takes place
when the swash is stronger than the backwash associated with constructive waves
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Card 2

Front

abrasion

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large rocks and boulders bang against the coast and they brake off

Card 3

Front

longshore drift

Back

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Card 4

Front

fetch

Back

Preview of the front of card 4

Card 5

Front

solution

Back

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