Coastal Landscapes in the UK Flashcards
What is traction?
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Traction – large pebbles and boulders are rolled along the seafloor.
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What is traction?
Identify 4 types of mass movement.
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Rock fall, landslide, mudslide and slumping.
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Identify 4 types of mass movement.
What is weathering?
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Weathering is the breakdown of rock in situ by the action of rainwater, extremes of temperature, and biological activity.
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What is weathering?
What is the zig-zag movement of material along the shore by wave action called?
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Longshore drift
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What is the zig-zag movement of material along the shore by wave action called?
Identify the two types of wave.
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Constructive and destructive waves.
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Identify the two types of wave.
