Coasts

Question 1

Whats constructive waves

Answer 1

Constructive = Build beaches (strong swash, gentle waves

Question 2

Whats the two types of waves

Answer 2

Deconstructive and constuctive

Question 3

What are deconstructive waves

Answer 3

Destructive = Destroy beaches (strong backwash, big powerful waves).

Question 4

What are the 4 types of erosion

Answer 4

Hydraulic action abrasion attrition and solution

Question 5

Whats Hydraulic action

Answer 5

Hydraulic action is when waves crash against rocks, forcing air into cracks. The pressure breaks the rock over time.

Question 6

Whats attrition

Answer 6

Attrition: Rocks smash into each other and break.

Question 7

Whats abrasion

Answer 7

Abrasion: Waves throw pebbles at cliffs which wears it down like sandpaper

Question 8

Whats solution

Answer 8

Solution: Sea dissolves some types of rock.

Question 9

How do we manage coasts

Answer 9

Hard engineering and soft engineering

Question 10

Whats hard engineering

Answer 10

Hard engineering : Build walls, big rocks, groynes (barriers).

Question 11

Whats soft engineering

Answer 11

Good management protects people and saves money.

Question 12

Wheres holderness coast

Answer 12

On England’s east coast

Question 13

Why is holderness coast so vulnerable to erosion

Answer 13

Soft clay cliffs + strong destructive waves + longshore drift = fast erosion at Holderness

Question 14

How is Holderness coast protected

Answer 14

People build sea walls and rock barriers to protect it.