Geography Erosion key words

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erosion caused by the river picking up stones and rubbing them against the bed and banks of the channel in the flow
Abrasion
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gradual wearing down of the particles by erosion as they collide with each other, making them smaller and rounder.
Attrition
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water from a breaking wave which flows under gravity down a beach and returns to the sea
Backwash
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a feature produced when erosion creates an indent in the coastline
Bay
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the processes and plans applies to coastal areas by local authorities and agencies
Coastal Management
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small, weak waves with a low frequency that tend to add sand and other sediment to the coastline because they do not break with much force
Constructive Waves
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large, powerful waves with a high frequency that tend to take sediment away from the beach, because their backwash is greater than their swash.
Desructive Waves
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(in coastal management) an approach that allows natural processes to take their course without any intervention
'Do Nothing'
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the wearing away and removal of material by a moving force, such as a breaking wave
Erosion
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the distance of sea over which winds blow and waves move towards the coastline
Fetch
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using solid structures to resist forces of erosion
Hard Engineering
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usually sand, mud or pebbles deposited by a river
Sediment
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a detached column of rock located just-off shore
Stack
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the forward movement of water up a beach after a wave has broken
Swash
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gradual wearing down of the particles by erosion as they collide with each other, making them smaller and rounder.

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Attrition

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water from a breaking wave which flows under gravity down a beach and returns to the sea

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Card 4

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a feature produced when erosion creates an indent in the coastline

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Card 5

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the processes and plans applies to coastal areas by local authorities and agencies

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