Coasts Flashcards
What is Coastal Attrition
Stones and sand in the waves or on the beach collide.
What is Coastal Hydraulic Action?
Water seeps into cracks in a cliff and the pressure erodes the rock
What is Coastal Solution?
When some rocks are dissolved in saltwater easily
What is Coastal Corrasion?
Stones and sand in the waves erode cliffs and headlands
What is Coastal Longshore Drift?
The direction of the transportation (depending on the wind and waves)
What is Coastal Backwash?
Pebbles and sand are being pulled back down a beach by waves.
What is Coastal Swash?
Pebbles and sand washing up onto a beach by waves.
What is Coastal Deposition?
The dropping of material (load). Caused by the change in waves’ ability to transport load.
List four factors that would affect the speed of erosion
Rock type;
Stucture;
Shelter from wind;
Depth of water
Soft rock would make would erode (Slower/Easily)
Soft rock would make would erode easily.
Rocks with many joints and cracks erode (Slower/Easily)
Rocks with many joints and cracks erode easily.
Sheltered coast erode (Slower/Easily) as there are fewer waves.
Sheltered coast erode slower as there are fewer waves.
Deep water has (More/Less) power to erode as waves are (Bigger/Smaller).
Deep water has more power to erode as waves are bigger.
The sea can erode highlands. (T/F)
False
Highlands are hard rock? (T/F)
True
