Geography test 1

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Abrasion 

type of erosion where sediment in the sea scrapes away at the rock

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Coastline 

where the land meets the sea

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Erosion 

the wearing away of the land by a moving force

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Headland

a part of the coastline that juts out into the sea

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Hydraulic action

type of erosion where the force of the water wears the rock away (hydro water so it is water erosion)

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Landform 

a geomorphological unit e.g. bay, headland, cliff, beach

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Prevailing wind 

the most common wind direction

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Sediment

fragments of rock

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Transportation

the moving of sediment from one place to another

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Wave refraction 

how waves change direction when they meet an obstacle like a headland