Physical Features and Processes

The gradual breakdown of rocks in situ

• Erosion

• Weathering

• Transportation

• Deposition

The removal of rock by water, wind or ice

• Erosion

• Weathering

• Transportation

• Deposition

When material is moved from one place to another

• Erosion

• Weathering

• Transportation

• Deposition

When sediment is dumped in a new place

• Erosion

• Weathering

• Transportation

• Deposition

When hard and soft rocks erode at different speeds

A process of erosion also called the 'sandpaper effect'

• Solution/ Corrosion

• Hydraulic Action

• Attrition

• Abrasion/ Corrasion

When rocks hit into each other making them smaller and more rounded

• Solution/ Corrosion

• Hydraulic Action

• Attrition

• Abrasion/ Corrasion

When acids in water dissolve rock

• Solution/ Corrosion

• Hydraulic Action

• Attrition

• Abrasion/ Corrasion

Describe the process of wave pounding

Air being pushed into gaps and cracks in the rock breaking pieces off

• Solution/ Corrosion

• Hydraulic Action

• Attrition

• Abrasion/ Corrasion