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Geography- Erosion + Deposition

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Total cards: 20•Content version: v4•Public deck•Updated: 8/1/2026

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#1
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definition for hydraulic action

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When the force of the wave erodes the coast as they crash against it

#2
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Definition of abrasion

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when eroded material in waves crashes against the coastline

#3
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solution definition

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When the seas load is dissolved by water

#4
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Compressed air definition

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Created when a wave crashes against the joints and cracks in the coastline

#5
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erosion and coastline definition

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Certain sections of Ireland coastline are more vulnerable to wave erosion, as there are composed of softer sedimentary rock type such as lime or shale

#6
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Bay definition

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A large eroded area that has filled up with water, surrounded by resistant rock from the headland

#7
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The headland definition

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Land made of hard rock that is more resistant to erosion which extends I went to the sea

#8
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geo definition

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A gap in the headland wear a blow hole and a cave once existed

#9
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sea arch definition

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A gap that forms when a cave fully eroded through a headland

#10
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Seacliff definition

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A high , steep feature made of rock and soil that has been eroded back by the sea

#11
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Blowhole definition

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Forms when the roof of a cave is eroded vertically

#12
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wave cut platform definition

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A sloping floor of rock extending from the shore out to sea

#13
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Sea cave definition

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an opening made when weaker rock is eroded at the base of seacliffs or headlands

#14
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Sea stack definition

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A piece of rock that stands alone in coastal water

#15
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Stump definition

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A sea stack that has been worn down by the forces of a erosion

#16
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definition of transportation

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Transportation refers to the movement of eroded material by the sea

#17
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Longshore drift definition

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longshore drift is the transportation of material up and down the coast in a zigzag pattern

#18
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Deposition definition

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deposition refers when the sea drops or deposits its load of eroded material along the coast by the swash of waves

#19
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Three landforms of marine deposition

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Beach and sand dunes sand Spit and lagoon Tombolo spit

#20
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Three examples of ways people use the sea

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food supply Transport Recreation