Pregunta | Respuesta |
Caused by waves picking up material which is forced against the cliff face gradually wearing it away | Abrasion |
Where weak acids in rain cause solution of minerals in rock | Acid Rain |
An opening which passes through a Headland | An Arch |
Where stones & pebbles knock against each other causing them to become smoother & rounded | Attrition |
The movement of water down a beach | Backwash |
A ridge of sand and shingle joining two headlands | A bar |
An indent in the coastline formed due to the faster erosion of softer rock | A Bay |
A build up of sand and shingle deposited at the coast | A beach |
Adding sand to a beach | Beach replenishment |
Where roots of vegetation grows into cracks in rock splitting it apart | Biological Weathering |
An opening in a cliff face | Cave |
The eroding back of a cliffline | Cliff Recession |
This involves reducing the slope of a cliff to reduce the likelihood of slumping | Cliff Regrading |
The meeting point between the land and sea | Coast |
Gentle low frequency waves which have a stronger swash than backwash and build up a beach | Constructive Waves |
Dissolving of minerals in rocks by sea water | Corrosion / Solution |
Powerful, frequent waves with a stronger backwash than swash | Destructive Waves |
The breakdown and removal of material | Erosion |
The distance over which the wind has blown to form a wave | Fetch |
The breakdown and removal of material | Erosion |
Powerful, frequent waves with a stronger backwash than swash | Destructive Waves |
A wire cage filled with rocks used to protect a cliffline | Gabion |
A structure built across the beach perpendicular to the coast to stop LSD and build up a beach | Groyne |
The use of physical man-made structures to control coastal erosion | Hard Engineering |
A resistant rock outcrop sticking out from the coastline | Headland |
The transport of material along a coastline by the action of waves | Longshore Drift |
Where people are gradually moved back from vulnerable areas of coast and the coastline can erode | Managed Retreat |
A barrier built on the sea bed just off of the coastline to cause waves to break off of the coast | Offshore Reef |
A long concrete barrier built at the base of a cliff | Sea Wall |
Slatted wooden or concrete structure built at the base of a cliff to reduce erosion | Revetment |
Large boulders of resistant rock | Rip Rap / Rock Armour |
Rotational downward movement of a cliff face due to undermining at the base and saturation of upper material | Slumping |
Working with natural processes to manage coastal processes | Soft engineering |
Slow downslope motion of individual soil particles due to gravity | Soil Creep |
A narrow ridge of sand and shingle projecting from the coastline out into the sea | Spit |
An isolated column of rock formed when the roof of an arch collapses | Stack |
offshore rise in water created due to a combination of low pressure, high winds and high tide | Storm Surge |
A low rock outcrop formed when a stack collapses, often covered at high tide | Stump |
The movement of water up a beach | Swash |
A low rock outcrop formed when a stack collapses, often coered at high tide | Stump |
The movement of water up a beach | Swash |
A gently sloping rocky platform formed as a cliff erodes | Wave-cut platform |
The breakdown and decay of rock | Weathering |
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