Karteikarten
Types Of Erosion
Karten in diesem Stapel (4)
- 1ABRASIONwaves transport material which hit the cliff and gradually wear it away.
- 2HYDRAULIC ACTIONas waves approach the coast they trap air and force it into gaps in the cliff. Eventually this weakens the rock.
- 3ATTRITIONwaves cause the rocks to crash against each other, breaking them down into smaller and rounder pieces.
- 4SOLUTIONsalts and acids in seawater dissolve the rock gradually over thousands of years.
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- information about types 4 main types of erosion
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- Dom Clark · Mai 2015
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