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Coastal erosion
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- 1Hydraulic PowerThe sheer power of waves when they smash into a cliff
- 2AttritionRock fragments carried by the sea knock into one another causing them to become smaller and more rounded
- 3AbrasionThis is the 'sandpapering' effect of pebbles grinding over a rocky platform making it smooth
- 4CorrasionFragments of rock are picked up and hurled at a cliff by the sea
- 5SolutionSome rocks are dissolved by seawater. e.g limestone and chalk
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- Flashcards on Coastal erosion, created by dannistar26 on 10/11/2014.
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- dannistar26 · Nov 2014
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