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Headland and bay
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A
headland
is a piece of rock left
jutting out
on either side of the coast
a bay is a wide curved area that forms when waves erode the coast
Hydraulic
action the force of moving water are going to the coast.
Abrasion
- rocks hitting of the coast.
Solution
- limestone is dissolved.
compressed air- air pushed into cracks of the rocks causing the rocks to shatter
The coast is made up of
hard
and
soft
rock
The soft rock is eroded quickly due the HA.
The continue process of hydraulic
action
abrasion solution and compressed air erode
the
coast leaving
a
hollow Called a bay.
A piece of
rock
is left jutting out on the side of the river called a headland.
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