Landforms of coastal erosion Flashcards

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in 4 steps, explain how headlands and bays are formed :

A

1-soft rock begins to be hit by waves
2-soft rock erodes
3-creates bay
4- leaves hard rock sticking out

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in 4 steps, explain how wave cut platforms are formed :

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1-waves hit the bottom of a headland
2-erodes headlands bottom
3-collapses headland
4-creates stump

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in 6 steps, explain how a stack is formed :

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1-erosion from waves creates a crack
2-crack widens and creates cave
3-cave hollows through and an arch is created.
4-the sides of the arch collapses, creating a stack
5-stacks bottom erodes
6-creates stump

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