transportation and deposition

Question 1

define traction

Answer 1

large sediment rolls along the sea bed as it’s pushed by sea currents

Question 2

define saltation

Answer 2

smaller sediment bounces along the sea bed being pushed by currents, sediment is too heavy to be picked up by the flow of the water

Question 3

define suspension

Answer 3

small sediment is carried within the flow of the water

Question 4

define solution

Answer 4

dissolved material is carried within the water

Question 5

where is the waves energy dissipated in headlands and bays

Answer 5

at the headland

Question 6

define corrosion

Answer 6

where water in waves dissolves rock minerals

Question 7

define abrasion

Answer 7

rocks 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 8

define hydraulic action

Answer 8

the sheer power of the waves as they smash against the cliff, air becomes trapped in the cracks in the rock and causes the rock to break apart

Question 9

define attrition

Answer 9

when rocks that the sea is carrying knock against each other

Question 10

define wave quarrying

Answer 10

when high energy, tall waves hit the cliff face they have the power to enlarge joints and remove large chunks of rock in one go through vibration