Definitions of Basic Concepts ( Coastal )

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Erosion

The wearing away of the land by different physical agents such as wind, running water, moving ice, waves, gravity.

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Weathering

The breakdown of rocks in situ (where they are). It does not involve the removal of rock material. There are three types: mechanical, chemical and biological.

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Strata

Layers of rock

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Bedding Plane

Surface area where different layers meet

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Fold

Crumpling in layers of rock caused by plate tectonics

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Angle of dip

Angle the layer of rock is at versus the horizontal

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Fault

A fracture in the rock where movement has taken place

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Joint

A fracture in the rock where no movement has taken place