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Coastline

Where the land meets the sea

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Abrasion

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

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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 sticks out into the sea

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Hydraulic action

type of erosion where the force of the water wears the rock away

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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