processes of erosion

Question 1

hydraulic action

Answer 1

water creating pressure in rocks and expanding it causing it to crack

Question 2

attrition

Answer 2

material transported by a wave is eroded through collision with other load items

Question 3

abrasion

Answer 3

rocks and other materials carried by the sea are picked up by strong waves and thrown against the coastline causing more material to be broken off and carried away by the sea

Question 4

solution

Answer 4

sea water dissolving certain types of rocks such as limestone and chalk