Distinctive Landscapes Flashcards
1
Q
Chemical Weathering
A
2
Q
Biological Weathering
A
3
Q
Mechanical Weathering
A
4
Q
Erosion
A
wears away the land and removes broken fragments of rock
5
Q
Transportation
A
carries away the eroded material
6
Q
Deposition
A
leaves transported material behind building up new land
7
Q
Hydraulic Action
A
waves crash against the coast forcing air into cracks and breaking up the rock
8
Q
Abrasion
A
waves pick up rocks from the seabed and smash them against the coast wearing it away
8
Q
Geomorphic processes
A
erosion
transportation
deposition
9
Q
Attrition
A
pebbles picked up by the waves bash into eachother wearing into smaller rounder particles
10
Q
Solution
A
rocks like limestone slowly dissolve in water
11
Q
Headland
A
12
Q
Bays
A
13
Q
A
13
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