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Coastal Process and management FlashCards
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- 1HeadlandA section of land which sticks out farther than the surrounding land
- 2BackwashMovement down the beach, towards the sea
- 3CliffA steep rock face at the edge of the sea
- 4WeatheringWear away of something by long exposure to the atmosphere
- 5ChalkA soft rock found along much of England's East Coast
- 6SwashMovement up the beach
- 7DepositionWhen eroded material is lied down
- 8ErosionThe wearing away of the land's surface
- 9SaltationWhen materials bounce along the bottom of the sea/river
- 10$olutionWhen salts and other acids break down the cliffs
- 11TractionWhen materials roll accross the sea bed
- 12Hydraulic ActionWhen waves cause air pressure to apply force inside a crack
- 13AttritionWhen stones in collide and break each other down
- 14AbrasionThe wearing down of rocks by other rocks hitting them
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- Flashcards on Coastal Process and management FlashCards, created by Luke Myhill on 23/03/2017.
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