Processes
brings the material up the beach.
What is the role of the swash?
headland, notch, cave, _____, stack, stump.
fill in the blank.
there are two types of beaches
shingle and sandy
prevent longshore drift.
What do groynes do?
types of hard engineering strategies in Newcastle.
groynes, sea wall, gabions, rock armour.
waves that erode beaches.
what are destructive waves?
Bays are made of soft rock.
material transferred across the beach in a zig-zag fashion.
What is longshore drift?
curved design and are the strongest form of coastal management
what are sea walls?
Name of the river that enters Dundrum Bay.
River Shimna.
CASH
corrasion, attrition, solution, hydraulic action
exposed at low tide
when is a wave cut platform exposed?
a spit begins to curve creating a ______ on the end.
Hooked spit.
Beach nourishment.
What is the management strategy that adds new sand to a coast to build up the beach?
using resources responsibly to ensure they can support present and future generations.
What is sustainability?
forces air into cracks causing them to widen and rocks to break off
What is hydraulic action?
piece of land composed of hard rock extending out into the sea.
what is a headland?
most common wind direction
prevailing wind.
Type of soft engineering strategy we haven't already mentioned.
managed retreat.
£4million
what was the cost of rebuilding the sea wall in Newcastle?
low and far apart.
Dover, England. Moher, Ireland have erosional landforms.
cliffs
low energy environment formed behind a spit.
salt marsh.
wire cages designed to absorb wave energy.
What are gabions?
£1,250 per metre
groynes.