Coastal Erosion (Yr7)

What is swash?

• The movement of waves rolling off the beach

• The movement of waves rolling up onto the beach

• The distance the wave has travelled

• A type of wave

What is backwash?

• The movement of waves rolling off the beach

• The movement of waves rolling up onto the beach

• The distance the wave has travelled

• A type of wave

The distance a wave has travelled is known as...

• Prevailing wind

• Erosion

• Friction

• Fetch

What are the two types of wave?

• Constructive

• Conservative

• Deconstructive

• Destructive

What is erosion?

• The movement of sediment along the coastline

• The wearing away of rock and sediment over time

• A type of wave

• The formation of a wave (wind + distance)

The power of the waves breaking rock apart is known as...

• Hydronic Action

• Hydrological Action

• Hydraulic Action

• Hydro Power

The motion of rocks being thrown at the cliff by the waves is known as...

• Attrition

• Abrasion

• Solution

• Erosion

Name one other type of erosion.

What type of coastline is this?

• Discordant

• Destructive

• Concordant

• Constructive

_________ and bays are found along discordant coastlines.