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6. What is hydraulic action?

  • Water expanding cracks in rock
  • Slightly acidic sea water dissolving the rock
  • Air hitting the rock
  • Rocks being thrown against the rock and breaking sediment off

7. Case study for... protecting fragile ecosystems

  • Mediterranean
  • ICZM
  • SMMA
  • Coral reefs

8. What is the name of the process that moves sediment along a coastline?

  • Prevailing wind
  • Swash
  • Longshore drift
  • Spit