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Question | Answer |
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What is a blow hole? | A blow hole is The whole made by a erosian. It blows up water when pressure builds |
How is a blowhole formed? | A blowhole is formed when waves crash into a cave and compressed air causes the roof to shatter. |
What is a sea stack? | A sea stack is a pillar of rock that has been eroded away from a cliff. |
What is a sea stump? | An eroded sea stack |
What is a sea arch? | A sea arch is an arch shaped tunnel that goes through a headland |
What is a sea cave? | A sea cave is a cave at a cliffs base |
What is the name for materials transported by waves? | The load |
What is the movement of the load along the coast called. | The longshore drift |
What way do waves approach the shore? | From the side |
What does the swash do? | The swash pushes materials up the beach at an angle. |
What does each backwash do? | Each backwash drags material back down the beach. |
What happens as the process is repeated? | As the process is repeated the material is gradually transported along the shore in a zigzag Manor |