caves arches stacks and stumps

Cards (7)

    1. hydraulic actions creates a crack in the headland
  • 2. hydraulic action and abrasion continue to erode the crack until it forms a cave
  • 3. erosion continues and the cave widens
  • 4. erosion continues and eventually, the cave breaks through the headland forming an arch
  • 5. over time, the arch collapses - lack of support
  • 6. the arch collapses and leaves behind a stack
  • 7. the stack erodes and form a stump