geog

• Define 'abrasion'

  Sediment hits side of cliff or river and breaks apart the side of rock apart
• Define 'attrition'

  Rocks in the waves constantly hit each other, causing the rock to break apart and become smaller.
• Define 'hydraulic action'

  Water hitting against the river bank/ bed or cliff, the water then enters the cracks. When it retreats it breaks the rock up
• Define 'solution'

  Sediment dissolves in acidic water
• Define 'traction'

  Large boulders of rock rolling on sea bed/ river bed
• Define 'saltation'

  Smaller rocks bouncing along on sea bed/ river bed
• Define 'suspension'

  Fine sediment carried in the water
• Define 'slumping'

  Heavy permeable rock slumps into the cliff on a curved angle
• Define 'sliding'

  Rocks slide down on a cliff due to gravity
• Define 'rockfall'

  Rocks fall off a surface due to gravity