Distinctively Coastal Processes Flashcards
1
Q
What is hydraulic action?
A
When air and water gets into cracks and expands them.
2
Q
What is corrosion/attrition?
A
Rocks colliding with each other becoming smaller and more rounded.
3
Q
What is corrasion/abrasion?
A
Rocks hitting the cliff and chipping it away.
4
Q
What is wave quarrying?
A
The energy of a wave as it breaks against a cliff is enough to detach a bit or rock.
5
Q
What is cavitation?
A
As waves recede the compressed air expands violently, exerting pressure on the rocks and causing pieces to break off.
6
Q
What is solution?
A
Chemicals dissolved in water, transported and precipitated elsewhere.
7
Q
What is marine erosion?
A
Sediment deposited by the sea
