Coastal Landscapes in the UK Flashcards

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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.




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