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Lithosphere Flashcards

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What is Hydraulic Action?

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Water an air is forced into a crack of a coast by waves, pockets of air compress and retract quickly. Happens repeatedly until it the crack gets bigger

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What is Corrosion?

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When soluble materials materials from rock are dissolved by sea water

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What is Corrasion?

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Sand and rocks hit a coast by waves, scraping and undercutting the rock

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What is a headland?

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Piece of rock that sicks out into the sea

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What is a Bay?

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Sheltered area between the headlands

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