What is the definition of a wave-cut cliff?

Answer 1

There are various processes which lead to this kind of land form. The two I will describe here are plate tectonics and coastal erosion.

The surface of the Earth is broken up into a number of large sections. These are known as plates which move around very slowly on the underlying convecting mantle. The edges of the plates touch and when these plates push in towards one another they get forced upwards, which is what produces mountain ranges (over millions of years of course). The mountains that are formed will be rocky and jagged and most likely have a cliff face.

The sea is constantly eroding areas of land. As this land retreats back the ground level will start to rise above sea level, give it a very long time and if the difference between ground and sea level is enough the erosion will have caused a cliff face to form - such as the White Cliffs of Dover. The process of erosion which lead to this is called hydraulic action, which cuts under the base of the cliff.

Answer 2

A wave-cut cliff is an elevated near-shore landform that is created by the erosional effects of wind and tide driven undercutting by mechanical wave weathering on the material at its base. The material above the undercut eventually shears off from gravity, creating the cliff face.

Answer 3

A wave-cut cliff is a steep, vertical rock face along a shoreline that has been eroded by the action of waves over time. These cliffs are formed when waves continually crash against the base of the cliff, undercutting and causing the cliff to collapse and retreat inland.

Answer 4

Cliffs form when the it rains and the water erodes away at the rock. In this case the proper name for this method is erosion.

Answer 5

A wave cut cliff forms when a cliff formed by the erosive action of waves on rock.

Hope this answered your question.

Answer 6

Haha, erosion wears away sides of a landface, this is why many cliffs are located next to an ocean....

Answer 7

i dont have a frekin idea