Coastal Landscapes in the UK Flashcards
Which type of wave has a strong swash and a weak backwash?
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Constructive waves
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Which type of wave has a strong swash and a weak backwash?
What is a bar?
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A bar is a ridge of sand or single that joins two headlands either side of a bay.
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What is a bar?
What is salt weathering?
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Salt weathering is when salt spray from the sea gets into a crack in a rock. It may evaporate and crystallise, putting pressure on the surrounding rock and weakening the structure.
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What is salt weathering?
What is the impact of groynes down drift?
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Beaches beyond the defences (downdrift) are starved of beach material due to it being trapped behind the terminal (last) groyne.
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What is the impact of groynes down drift?
Which type of mass movement involves saturated soil and weak rock flows down a slope, typically where cliffs are made up of boulder clay?
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Mudslide / mudflow
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Which type of mass movement involves saturated soil and weak rock flows down a slope, typically where cliffs are made up of boulder clay?