Coastal Landscapes in the UK Flashcards
What is coastal erosion?
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The wearing away of land by the sea.
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What is coastal erosion?
Beaches are made higher and wider by importing sand and shingle to an area affected by longshore drift.
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Beach nourishment
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Beaches are made higher and wider by importing sand and shingle to an area affected by longshore drift.
What word describes the movement of a wave up a beach?
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Swash
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What word describes the movement of a wave up a beach?
What is chemical weathering?
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Chemical weathering is the breakdown of rock through changing its chemical composition.
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What is chemical 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?
