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Emerged
coast
results
from a fall in sea level and/or an uplift of the land.
Erosion is the wearing
away and removal of loose material.
Estuary is the
shallow, lower part of a river (mouth) where salt water mixes with fresh water
due to sea level rise.
Fault is a fracture or crack in the earth’s crust caused by the movement of rocks.
Fetch is the area of
sea over which wind blows to form waves.
Fjord is a long,
narrow, steep sided inlet formed by the drowning of a glaciated valley.
Gloup see ’blowhole’.
Groin
is a wooden
construction built across a beach used to trap sand and reduce beach erosion.
Headland is an outcropping tongue of hard rock.
High water mark is the
highest level on a beach reached by waves and tides.
Hydraulic action is the
sheer power of running water wearing away the bed of a river or sea floor.
Isostatic
readjustment
is the process by which the earth’s crust is kept in equilibrium.
Jetty is a man made structure projecting into the sea. It is used to prevent sediment deposition at the mouth of beaches/ harbours.
Joint is a fracture in the Earth’s crust with no displacement occurring.
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