Key Words for the Coastal Zone topic
Key word
Abrasion
Attrition
Hydraulic Action
Solution (1)
Traction
Saltation
Suspension
Solution (2)
Weathering
Mass Movement
Longshore Drift
Swash
Backwash
Constructive Wave
Destructive wave
Fetch
Hard engineering
Soft engineering
Meaning
Erosion caused by material in the sea hitting the coast
Where material in the sea bangs hits other material and erodes
The force of the waves eroding the coasts
The sea erodes by dissolving alkaline cliffs (limestone)
Larger pebbles and rocks rolled along the sea bed
Smaller pebbles bounced along the sea bed
Silt and fine sand material transported in the sea
Dissolved material transported by the sea
The wearing down of rocks
The movement of material downslope
The movement of material along the beach
The movement of a wave up the beach
The movement of a wave back down the beach
A wave where the swash is stronger than the backwash
A wave where the backwash is stronger the swash
The distance the wave has travelled
coastal management schemes that try to control natural processes
Coastal management schemes that try to work with natural processes