Coastal Landscapes

Question 1

What are spits???

Answer 1

A sand or shingle beach that is joined by the land found when bend in coastline

Question 2

How are spits formed???

Answer 2

They are formed by prevailing wind making swash at an angle

Question 3

What is sliding???

Answer 3

Is when large amount of rock soil or mid slides down the cliff face

Question 4

What is rockfall???

Answer 4

Is when the rock losses contact with the cliff face and fall at the bottom they cause a scree slope

Question 5

Constructive waves???

Answer 5

They are found in sheltered bays and spits. They have a stronger swash then backwash

Question 6

Destructive waves???

Answer 6

Are found in more exposed bays. They have a stronger backwash then swash

Question 7

Chemical weathering???

Answer 7

Is caused by a chemical reaction when rainwater hits rock and decomposes it or eats it away

Question 8

Mechanical weathering

Answer 8

Results in rocks disintegrated and is normally associated with extreme temperatures

Question 9

Slumping???

Answer 9

Is when material is rotated backwards into the cliff face

Question 10

Abrasion

Answer 10

Is when destructive waves have enough energy to hurl sand and shingle resulting in scratching and scraping of the rocks surface

Question 11

Attrition

Answer 11

Happened’s when the sediment is moving it erodes the jagged edges to make them smooth

Question 12

Hydraulic action

Answer 12

Is when destructive waves pound at the base of the cliff causes huge chunks to fall of due to the pressure