river and costal processes

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waves crash against the coast, forcing air into cracks and breaking up the rocks
hydrolic action
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pebbles are picked up by the waves and bash into each other, making hem smaller
attrition
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rocks ar picked up by the tide and are smashed into the seabed, wearing it away
abrasion
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rocks like limestone slowly dissolve in the water
solution
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boulders and large stones are dragged along the seabed
Traction
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pebbles and small stones are picked up and dropped further along the river
saltation
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tiny particles of sand and slit are carries mid water
suspension
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the wearing away of the coast or cliff
erosion
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when stones and pebbles are dropped at the other end of a beach forming a spit
longshore drift
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dropping stones or pebbles after they have been carried by a river or stream
deposition
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Card 2

Front

pebbles are picked up by the waves and bash into each other, making hem smaller

Back

attrition

Card 3

Front

rocks ar picked up by the tide and are smashed into the seabed, wearing it away

Back

Preview of the front of card 3

Card 4

Front

rocks like limestone slowly dissolve in the water

Back

Preview of the front of card 4

Card 5

Front

boulders and large stones are dragged along the seabed

Back

Preview of the front of card 5
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