COASTS

THE WORK OF THE SEA

(10.02.2022)
EROSION IS CARRIED OUT BY:

HYDRAULIC ACTION: Waves break against the cliffs

by their sheer weight and power. They also trap air
in cracks in the rock. This air compressed by the
waves, eventually causing the rocks to break
apart.
CORRSION (Abrasion):Particles carried by the wave
crash against the cliffs, eroding the cliffs
ATTRITION: Particles carried by the waves crash
against each other and are broken up into smaller
and rounder particles.
SOLUTION (Corrosion): The acids in seawater slowly
dissolve the chalk and limestone cliff. The material
produced is carried away by the process of
solution.
TWO TYPES OF WAVES
DISTRUCTIVE WAVES: Carry out
erosion and scour the beach to create
a steep, narrow beach, especially in the
lower part.

CONSTRUCTIVE WAVES: Create a wide,

gently sloping beach as they carry out
deposition. In some coastlines, winds
pick up dry sand and blow it to other
areas where it is deposited to form
sand dues.
COASTAL EROSION CAN OCCUR RAPIDLY