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Longshore drift – how material is gradually moved along a coast by waves meeting the shore at an ______
Longshore drift – how material is gradually moved along a coast by waves meeting the shore at an ______
angle
Abrasion – a form of erosion where pebbles and sand scrape over rocks, making them ______
Abrasion – a form of erosion where pebbles and sand scrape over rocks, making them ______
smoother
Arch – a coastal feature formed when waves erode through a ______
Arch – a coastal feature formed when waves erode through a ______
headland
Beach – an area of sand or pebbles along a ______
Beach – an area of sand or pebbles along a ______
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Deposition – when waves drop what they are carrying because they run out of ______
Deposition – when waves drop what they are carrying because they run out of ______
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Erosion – the wearing of rocks by ______ (and air)
Erosion – the wearing of rocks by ______ (and air)
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Hydraulic action – a form of erosion when water traps air in cracks and the force of the water itself against the cliffs can cause them to ______.
Hydraulic action – a form of erosion when water traps air in cracks and the force of the water itself against the cliffs can cause them to ______.
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Rock Armour / rip rap – massive rocks are placed along a coastline to protect it from ______.
Rock Armour / rip rap – massive rocks are placed along a coastline to protect it from ______.
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Sea wall – a concrete wall built to protect a coastline from ______. These are awfully expensive.
Sea wall – a concrete wall built to protect a coastline from ______. These are awfully expensive.
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Solution – a form of erosion where sea water dissolves the mineral dissolving of rock by ______ in water.
Solution – a form of erosion where sea water dissolves the mineral dissolving of rock by ______ in water.
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Spit – a long narrow accumulation of sand and shingle that grows out from the ______.
Spit – a long narrow accumulation of sand and shingle that grows out from the ______.
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Wave Cut Platform – a flat area of rock, exposed at the base of a cliff, that has not been eroded as the cliff ______.
Wave Cut Platform – a flat area of rock, exposed at the base of a cliff, that has not been eroded as the cliff ______.
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