Headland and bay

Cards (4)

  • 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.