Definitions - Coasts

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  • Created on: 26-03-16 15:52
Abrasion/Corrasion
Parts of rocks and sediment transported by the waves smash and grind against rocks and cliffs. This causes the rocks and cliffs to weaken further causing them to break - smoothing the surface.
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Hydraulic Action
Air is forced into cracks in the rocks and compresses when a wave hits. The pressure applied causes the rocks to break off.
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Quarrying
The energy of a wave as it breaks against a cliff is enough to detach parts of the rock.
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Corrosion/Solution
Soluble rocks (limestone, chalk) get gradually dissolved by the seawater.
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Attrition
Bits of rock in the water smash against each other and break into smaller debris.
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Card 2

Front

Air is forced into cracks in the rocks and compresses when a wave hits. The pressure applied causes the rocks to break off.

Back

Hydraulic Action

Card 3

Front

The energy of a wave as it breaks against a cliff is enough to detach parts of the rock.

Back

Preview of the back of card 3

Card 4

Front

Soluble rocks (limestone, chalk) get gradually dissolved by the seawater.

Back

Preview of the back of card 4

Card 5

Front

Bits of rock in the water smash against each other and break into smaller debris.

Back

Preview of the back of card 5

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