Types of Costal Erosion and Weathering
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- Created on: 04-01-14 11:46
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2. What is abrasion?
- When waves bring dirt or sand with them, which rubs away the cliff like sandpaper
- When rocks break into each other on the sea floor and produce smaller bits
- A chemical reaction between the rocks and the seawater
- When softer rock gets worn away quicker than harder rock
3. Which Costal features does deposition cause?
- Spits, tombolos and beaches
- Beaches, stacks and stumps
- Headlands, bays and bars
- Bars, lagoons and wave-cut notches
4. What is solution/corrosion?
- Sand picked up by the wind brushes against the cliffs eroding it
- Acids contained within seawater react and dissolve the cliff face
- A chemical reaction between the rocks and the cliff
- Wearing away of the cliff as rocks are thrown at it
5. How is a wave-cut notch formed?
- Weathering weakens the top of the cliff, while the sea widens a fracture in the base of the notch
- The sea attacks the cliff at low tide, forming a cave
- The sloped beach is formed by deposition
- Weathering of the top of the cliff causes it to collapse
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