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The distance of open water over which the wind can blow

A

THE FETCH

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A deposit of sand or shingle at the coast, often found at the head of the bay

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BEACH

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The top of a wave

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CREST

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The forward movement of a wave up a beach

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SWASH

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The backward movement of water down a beach when a wave has broken

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BACKWASH

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A powerful wave with a strong swash that surges up a beach

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CONSTRUCTIVE WAVES

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The collapse of a cliff face or the fall of individual rocks from a cliff

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ROCK FALL

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The sheer power of the waves is called?

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HYDRAULIC POWER

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What types of waves occur when the swash is stronger?

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CONSTRUCTIVE WAVES

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What is Transportation?

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WHEN THE SWASH AND THE BACKWASH BRING IN MATERIAL AND RETURN MATERIAL TO AND FROM THE SEA

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What is meant by Longshore Drift?

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THE CONTINUOUS MOVEMENT TO AND FROM THE SEA

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What is solution?

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DISSOLVED MINERALS IN THE SEA

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What is suspension?

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SMALL PARTICLES SUSPENDED AT THE SURFACE OF THE SEA

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What is saltation?

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LIGHTWEIGHT LOAD IS BOUNCED ALONG THE SEA BED

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Where does deposition occur?

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WHERE THERE IS LITTLE WIND AND WHERE THERE IS A SUBSTANTIAL AMOUNT OF MATERIAL

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When does Hydraulic Pressure occur?

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WHEN THE SEA WATER AND AIR GET TRAPPED IN CRACKS.THE INCREASING PRESSURE OF THE WATER AND AIR CAUSE THE RROCKS TO CRACK

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What is a cliff and how is it formed?

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A STEEP ROCK FACE.THEY ARE FORMED BY A COMBINATION OF EROSION AND WEATHERING,WEATHERING WORKING ON THE UPPER PART OF THE CLIFF AND EROSION WORKING AT THE BOTTOM.

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What is a Stack?

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AS THE ARCH GETS BIGGER THE WEIGHT OF THE ARCH ROOF GETS TOO GREAT AND COLLAPSES,LEAVING A STACK.

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What is a stump?

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THE STACK IS THEN ERODED BY THE SEA AND WEATHERED FROM THE AIR LEAVING A STUMP.

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What is a headland?

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A PIECE OF LAND THAT STICKS OUT INTO THE SEA.WAVES REFRACT AROUND THEM SO THEY EXPERIENCE A LOT OF EROSION FORMING FEATURES LIKE ARCHES AND STACKS.

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