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| Question | Answer |
| Attrition | When rocks hit and bounce off each other. Process of erosion. |
| Swash | the forward movement of a wave up a beach. |
| Fetch | the distance of open water which a wave travels. |
| Backwash | the backward movement of water down a beach. |
| Constructive wave | a powerful wave with a strong swash & weak backwash. Deposits material. |
| Destructive wave | a strong wave that erodes the coastline. |
| Cliff | a steep or vertical face of rock often found at the coast. |
| Retreat | the collapse of a cliff face as it moves in land. |
| Hydraulic Action | Force of moving water |
| Abrasion | the effect of rocks being flung at the cliff by powerful waves. |
| Wave-cut platform | a wide, gently sloping rocky surface at the foot of a cliff. Marks the base of the old cliff before it retreated inland. |
| Wave-cut notch | a small indentation (or notch) cut into a cliff by coastal erosion roughly at the level of high tide. |
| Overhang | Refers to the heavy piece of rock left hanging when a notch is created in a cliff face. |
| Compressed air | Process of erosion. Air is forced into tiny cracks. The air expands and causes tiny explosions. |
| Sea Cliff Erosion Hydraulic action Compressed air Abrasion Wave cut platform Notch Overhang & retreat | |
| Longshore drift Process of transport Zig/zag pattern In at acute angle Washes straight back out Dictated by wind strength & direction | |
| Sea arch After sea cave before sea stump Erosion Hydraulic action Abrasion Cave erodes all the way through a headland. | |
| Sea cave Erosion Hydraulic action Compressed air Abrasion Before sea arch Hole in a headland Blowhole can form on cave roof. | |
| Blowhole Erosion Compressed air Roof of cave to surface Spray McSweeney's Gun Donegal | |
| Storm beach | |
| Tombolo Deposition Long shore drift Joins mainland to island Visible at low tide not high | |
| Sand Bar & Lagoon Deposition Long shore drift Sand spit grows to make bar Bar cuts off bay Bay becomes lagoon May drie out over time | |
| Sand spit Deposition Long shore drift When coastline changes shape May create a bar Will arch due to waves direction | |
| Groyne Coastal defense Stop Long shore drift Right angles to beach Wood Traps sediment | |
| Blowhole | Channel connecting roof of a cave to the surface. |
| Sea cave | A narrow opening in to a headland |
| Sea arch | When a sea cave is eroded all the way through a headland |
| Sea stack/stump | When the roof of an arch collapses leaving a stack in the water. When it is eroded over time its is called a sea stump. |
| Fore-shore | Part of beach closest the water. Smallest material found here. |
| Back shore | Part of beach farthest away from the water. |
| Storm beach | Where the biggest & heaviest stones are deposited during a storm. |
| Beach | A collection of sand, shingle and stones. Usually found in a sheltered bay. |
| Long shore drift | Process of marine transportation. |
| Bay | Area of soft rock eroded into the coastline. |
| Headland | Area of hard rock that is slow to be broken down. It sticks out into the ocean. |
| Coastal Management | How humans manage coastal processes like erosion & long shore drift. |
| Groyne | Wall built at right angles to coastline to stop LDS. |
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