Coasts Key Words 3.0 / 5 based on 1 rating ? GeographyCoastal zonesGCSEEdexcel Created by: Olivia Gibbs-FairleyCreated on: 10-06-13 12:42 Pressure of the water being thrown against the cliffs Hydraulic Action 1 of 25 Sand and pebbles carried within the wave are thrown against the cliff face Corrasion 2 of 25 Chemical reaction between rock types and the salt and other acids in the seawater. Evident on limestone and chalk cliffs. Corrosion 3 of 25 The wearing away of boulders in the sea. Attrition 4 of 25 The movement of material along a beach Longshore drift 5 of 25 A wave which takes material from a beach Destructive 6 of 25 A wave which deposits material on a beach Constructive 7 of 25 The most common wind Prevailing wind 8 of 25 The steepness of a beach Gradient 9 of 25 Formed when a soft rock type is inbetween two hard rock types Bay 10 of 25 Formed when a arch collapses Stack 11 of 25 Formed when a stack becomes smaller Stump 12 of 25 When LSD connects the mainland with an island Tombolo 13 of 25 When LSD continues when there is no beach Spit 14 of 25 When a spit joins two headlands to form a lagoon Bar 15 of 25 How far a wave has travelled Fetch 16 of 25 Formed when waves attack the bottom of a cliff Wave-cut notch 17 of 25 Management techniques which enharnce the landscape Soft engineering 18 of 25 Management techniques which dramatically change a landscape Hard engineering 19 of 25 A block of concrete placed on a sea bed to disipate the waves energy Offshore reef 20 of 25 Little rocks in cages used to stop cliff erosion Gabions 21 of 25 Big boulders place at the bottom of a cliff Rip rap 22 of 25 A wall built to protect cliffs Seawall 23 of 25 When the angle of a cliff is changed Cliff regrading 24 of 25 When councils do nothing to stop coastal erosion Manage retreat 25 of 25
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