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Coastal Landscapes - Key Terms
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- 1Caused by waves picking up material which is forced against the cliff face gradually wearing it awayAbrasion
- 2Where weak acids in rain cause solution of minerals in rockAcid Rain
- 3An opening which passes through a HeadlandAn Arch
- 4Where stones & pebbles knock against each other causing them to become smoother & roundedAttrition
- 5The movement of water down a beachBackwash
- 6A ridge of sand and shingle joining two headlandsA bar
- 7An indent in the coastline formed due to the faster erosion of softer rockA Bay
- 8A build up of sand and shingle deposited at the coastA beach
- 9Adding sand to a beachBeach replenishment
- 10Where roots of vegetation grows into cracks in rock splitting it apartBiological Weathering
- 11An opening in a cliff faceCave
- 12The eroding back of a clifflineCliff Recession
- 13This involves reducing the slope of a cliff to reduce the likelihood of slumpingCliff Regrading
- 14The meeting point between the land and seaCoast
- 15Gentle low frequency waves which have a stronger swash than backwash and build up a beachConstructive Waves
- 16Dissolving of minerals in rocks by sea waterCorrosion / Solution
- 17Powerful, frequent waves with a stronger backwash than swashDestructive Waves
- 18The breakdown and removal of materialErosion
- 19The distance over which the wind has blown to form a waveFetch
- 20The breakdown and removal of materialErosion
- 21Powerful, frequent waves with a stronger backwash than swashDestructive Waves
- 22A wire cage filled with rocks used to protect a clifflineGabion
- 23A structure built across the beach perpendicular to the coast to stop LSD and build up a beachGroyne
- 24The use of physical man-made structures to control coastal erosionHard Engineering
- 25A resistant rock outcrop sticking out from the coastlineHeadland
- 26The transport of material along a coastline by the action of wavesLongshore Drift
- 27Where people are gradually moved back from vulnerable areas of coast and the coastline can erodeManaged Retreat
- 28A barrier built on the sea bed just off of the coastline to cause waves to break off of the coastOffshore Reef
- 29A long concrete barrier built at the base of a cliffSea Wall
- 30Slatted wooden or concrete structure built at the base of a cliff to reduce erosionRevetment
- 31Large boulders of resistant rockRip Rap / Rock Armour
- 32Rotational downward movement of a cliff face due to undermining at the base and saturation of upper materialSlumping
- 33Working with natural processes to manage coastal processesSoft engineering
- 34Slow downslope motion of individual soil particles due to gravitySoil Creep
- 35A narrow ridge of sand and shingle projecting from the coastline out into the seaSpit
- 36An isolated column of rock formed when the roof of an arch collapsesStack
- 37offshore rise in water created due to a combination of low pressure, high winds and high tideStorm Surge
- 38A low rock outcrop formed when a stack collapses, often covered at high tideStump
- 39The movement of water up a beachSwash
- 40A low rock outcrop formed when a stack collapses, often coered at high tideStump
- 41The movement of water up a beachSwash
- 42A gently sloping rocky platform formed as a cliff erodesWave-cut platform
- 43The breakdown and decay of rockWeathering
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