Wave Cut Platform Flashcards
1
Q
what is the process of a wave cut platform forming
A
- weather (rain) attacks top of the cliff
- hydraulic action and lateral erosion attacks base of cliff
- forming a wave cut notch
- notch size increases causing top of cliff to collapse under gravity and lack of support
- backwash carries rubble the sea
- wave cut platform is created
2
Q
what is the shingle
A
- the eroded material from cliff base
- that collects on the seaweed edge of a wave cut platform
- where slope is steeper
3
Q
what is the wave cut platform
A
the rocky base of the former cliff, now eroded
4
Q
what is the wave cut notch
A
where the wave attacks the cliff and erodes the base of it to form an indentation in the cliff
