The Costal Zone 0.0 / 5 ? GeographyCoastal zonesGCSEAQA Created by: Poppy EllisCreated on: 29-04-16 13:59 The distance of open water overwhich the wind can blow. Fetch 1 of 35 A deposit of sand or shingle at the coast, often found at the head of a bay. Beach 2 of 35 The top of a wave. Crest 3 of 35 The forward movement of a wave up a beach. Swash 4 of 35 The backward movement of a wave up a beach. Backwash 5 of 35 A powerful wave with a strong swash that surges up the beach. Constructive wave 6 of 35 A wave formed by a local storm that crashes down onto the beach and has a powerful backwash. Destructive wave 7 of 35 The collapse of a cliff face or the fall of individual rocks from a cliff, often due to freeze-thaw weathering. Rockfall 8 of 35 Blocks of rock slide downhill. Landslide 9 of 35 Saturated soil and weak rock flows down a slope. Mudflow 10 of 35 Slump of saturated soil and weak rock along a curved surface. Rotational slip 11 of 35 The sheer power of the waves/water. Hydraulic power 12 of 35 The effect of rocks being flung at the cliff by powerful waves. Corrasion 13 of 35 The dissolving of rocks, such as limestone and chalk. Solution 14 of 35 The knocking together of pebbles, gradually makes no them smaller and smoother. Attrition 15 of 35 Heavy particles being rolled along the seabed. Traction 16 of 35 A hopping movement of pebbles along the seabed. Saltation 17 of 35 Lighter particles carried (suspended) within the water. Suspension 18 of 35 The transport of sediment along a stretch of coastline caused by waves approaching the beach at an angle. Longshore drift 19 of 35 A promontory of land jutting out into the sea. Headland 20 of 35 A broad coastal inlet often with a beach. Bay 21 of 35 A small indentation (or notch) cut into a cliff roughly at the same level of high tide caused by concerntrated marine erosion at this level. Wave-cut notch 22 of 35 A hollowed-out feature at the base of an eroding cliff. Cave 23 of 35 A headland that has been partly broken through by the sea to form a thin-roofed arch. Arch 24 of 35 An isolated pinnacle of rock sticking out of the sea. Stack 25 of 35 A finger of new land made of sand or shingle, jutting out into the sea from the coast. Spit 26 of 35 Low-lying coastal wetland mostly extending between high and low tide. Salt marsh 27 of 35 A spit that has grown across the bay. Bar 28 of 35 An intergrated CMP for a stretch of coastline in England and Wales. Shoreline management plan (SMP) 29 of 35 Building artificial structures such as sea walls aimed at controlling natural processes. Hard engineering 30 of 35 A sustainable approach to managing the coast without using artificial structures. Soft engineering 31 of 35 Allowing controlled flooding or low-lying coastal areas where the value of land is low. Managed retreat 32 of 35 The first plant species to colonise an area that is well adapted to living in a harsh environment. Pioneer plant 33 of 35 A sequence of vegetation species colonising an environment. Vegetation succession 34 of 35 A wide, gently sloping rocky surface at the bottom of a cliff. Wave-cut platform 35 of 35
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