A level Physical Geography: Coasts Part 1

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Hint	Answer
Type of rock formed under pressure and heat with slow ersosion rates	Metamorphic
The shape and form of coastal landscapes and their features	Morphology
Pebbles and sand are consistently thrown at the base of the cliff	Abrasion
Upward folds in rock strata	Anticlines
When erosional processes are selective and erode weaker areas of cliff quicker than others	Differential Erosion
The angle at which the rock strata lies	Dips
A view showing the layout of a landscape from above	Plan
Type of rock formed under pressure with very slow erosion rates	Igneous
Natural breaks in strata caused by gaps in time during rock formation	Bedding planes
Very slow downhill movement of individual particles	Soil creep
The balance between sediment added to, and removed from the coastal system	Sediment Budget
As pieces of rock material are transported by waves, rock particles are worn down	Attrition
Gradual breakdown of rock at, or close to the ground surface	Weathering
Coast that has been exposed by the sea due to a relative fall in sea level	Emergent
Coast that has been inundated by the sea	Submergent
Small stones, pebbles and silt bounce along the sea bed	Saltation
Occurs after weathering. Rocks fall to the cliff base and forms scree	Rockfall
Saturated soil and rock flows downhill under gravity	Mudflow
Formed under pressure duting tectonic activity, making rocks buckle and crumble	Folds
Energy and matter can enter and leave the system	Open
Fine materials such as clay and sediment are carried by the sea	Suspension

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Caused by contraction when sediment dries out	Joints
The movement of material along a coast by waves approaching the beach at an angle	Longshore Drift
A combination of lithology and structure affecting the rate of process	Differential Denundation
When top soil thaws in the summer, saturated soil below flows over the subsoil and rock	Solifluction
The general characteristics of the rocks in a particular area	Lithology
Saturated rock and sediment 'slumps' downwards under rotational movement	Slumping
Dissolved minerals are carried by the sea	Solution
Waves force air to be trapped in cracks within the cliff profile. Constant pressure causes the rock to crack and break apart	Hydraulic Action
Energy and matter cannot enter or leave the system	Closed
When cliff profiles are composed of alkaline rocks, weak acids in seawater can dissolve them	Corrosion
Cliffs with different layers of rock, possibly formed from different time periods	Composite cliffs
Physical features of rocks, usually formed through tectonic activity	Structure
Downward folds in rock strata	Synclines
Type of rock formed only under pressure with moderate to fast erosion rates	Sedimentary
Layers of rock	Strata
The cross sectional shape of a coastline	Profile
Large boulders and pebbles are rolled along the sea bed	Traction
Where inputs = outputs	Dynamic Equilibrium
Formed when pressure exceeds the rocks internal strength causing it to fracture	Faults
The movement of weathered material down a slope as a result of gravity	Mass Movement
Word meaning 'over time'	Temporal