Coastal Processes

rebuilding an area of beach by adding new sand.

• beach nourishment
• process
• landform
• mechanical weathering

planting grass of building wooden structures to help protect sand dunes from erosion.

• dune stabilisation
• beach nourishment
• process
• landform

Wooden features built at right angles to the coast to prevent removal of the beach by longshore drift.

• groynes
• dune stabilisation
• beach nourishment
• process

Large blocks of stone placed along the coast to protect the area from coastal erosion.

• revetments
• groynes
• dune stabilisation
• beach nourishment

A permanent concrete feature built to protect the coastline from erosion.

• sea wall
• revetments
• groynes
• dune stabilisation

A pillar of rock left on isolated form the coast. This is created by coastal erosion.

• stack
• sea wall
• revetments
• groynes

An area of more resistant rock that sticks towards the sea.

• headland
• stack
• sea wall
• revetments

A long flat feature created by erosion of cliffs

• wave cut platform
• headland
• stack
• sea wall

Small pebbles transported by skipping across the sea bed.

• saltation
• wave cut platform
• headland
• stack

Fine particles carried along in water.

• suspension
• saltation
• wave cut platform
• headland