5/ Repeated collapses causes cliff 6/ The collapsed material retreat temporarily protects the cliff but is transported away 7/ This causes a wave cut notch 8/ When abrasion most likely to appear occur? What other types or erosion might take place? Beaches 1/ Because the constructive wave 2/ That means material is runs out of energy after their transported up the beach but not swash. Material therefore gets back down deposited on the beach 3/ Constructive waves have a 4/ Shingle beaches are steeper as strong swash but a weak shingle is heavier and cannot be backwash transported back down the beach 5/ Sandy beaches are flatter as 6/ sand is light and can be transported back down the beach 7/ 8/ (mention of transportation) Spits (spits are just beaches that stick out into the sea) 1/ The spit protects the area 2/ Long shore drift transports behind from waves material along the beach 3/ Prevailing wind creates Long 4/ Less wind means less energy shore drift. in the waves and so material continues to be deposited
5/ Repeated collapses causes cliff retreat 6/ The collapsed material temporarily protects the cliff but is transported away 7/ This causes a wave cut notch to appear 8/ When abrasion most likely occur? What other types or erosion might take place? Beaches 1/ Because the constructive wave runs out of energy after their swash. Material therefore gets deposited on the beach 2/ That means material is transported up the beach but not back down 3/ Constructive waves have a strong swash but a weak backwash 4/ Shingle beaches are steeper as shingle is heavier and cannot be transported back down the beach 5/ Sandy beaches are flatter as sand is light and can be transported back down the beach 6/ 7/ 8/ (mention of transportation) Spits (spits are just beaches that stick out into the sea) 1/ The spit protects the area behind from waves 2/ Long shore drift transports material along the beach 3/ Prevailing wind creates Long shore drift. 4/ Less wind means less energy in the waves and so material continues to be deposited
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