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usually erosion happens when a weather condition is in place e.g wind, heavy rain, floods. or if a cliff is partially in the sea with time the sea can erode away at it.
hope this helps
(by the way this is just a brief rundown of erosion if you want more detail ill be happy to help)
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What is a plural noun for cliff?
The plural form for the noun cliff is cliffs.Examples:We walked along the cliffs watching sailboats against the sky.Three Cliffs Bay, Gower Peninsula, Wales
How do you spell erosion with a ed at the end?
Eroded. Past tense of erode.
What is the plural of cliff and emu?
The plural of cliff is cliffs and emu is emus
Which is not something submersibles do?
Collect data about shoreline cliffs, waves, and measurable atmospheric effects
What does soddy mean?
1) A house built of "Sod" 2) An eroded Lunar Impact Crater
What are sea cliffs?
Cliffs that are eroded by upward drafts of wind and ocean waves
What forms when headlands are eroded rapidly by waves?
sea cliffs
What are relict cliffs?
Relic cliffs are cliffs that used to be active (Eroded) when the sea reached the raised beach beneath it. (Higher sea levels) Now these cliffs are relict because they receive no erosion and have vegetation on them.
Is clay cliffs made of clay?
Yes, that is why they are called clay cliffs. When it dries, clay is firm, and forms a soft rock, however it is easily eroded, so clay cliffs are often unstable.
Which of these landforms would easily eroded?
Sea cliffs composed of clay or chalk are susceptible to erosion and the loss of land to the encroaching sea.
A canyon that is formed when rocky ground is eroded by a river is an example of?
A canyon that is formed when rocky ground is eroded by a river is an example of the interaction between the hydrosphere and the lithosphere. A canyon refers to the ravine found between a pair of cliffs.
Why do cliffs get weathered?
Cliffs can get weathered because of all the rain on them and they can crumbled also they can be eroded by weather and the sea because if there is a lot of strong waves it can wear away the cliff face and it can crumble making it dangerous in some places
Why are there large areas of rocks found under cliffs in mountainous areas?
The piles of rocks have eroded from the main body of rock comprising the mountain.
What are the needles in the isle of wight?
They're not actually in the IOW, they're a group of rocks off the western point of the Island.
What is found at the base of the cliff after it has been eroded and what collects here with the waves and rain?
Well sediment collects at the bases of cliffs that have been eroded. This is not to be confused with weathering which removes part of a surface but leaves no sediment. At the base of the cliff could be a weaker point of the cliff because of erosion.
How are shale beaches formed?
Shale beaches are formed from the deposition of sediment form nearby shale cliffs which are eroded. The shale can also be deposited at a beach due to longshore drift.
Why is the coastline at Walton-On-The-Naze being eroded so quickly?
it is being eroded so quickly because:geologyanimals burrowing into the cliffs breaking off red crag and London clayno sea defencesall this is leading to slumping cliffs and slip zones which is very dangerous for school kids or teenagers who are playing on the beach.jess x
