Coastal Erosion processes and

landforms
Lesson objectives:
1. Identify the 4 main processes that cause
coastline erosion.
In your books, write down how you think this arch was created??
Hydraulic action
Abrasion

There are 4 different types of Erosion

that operate along the coast. Does
anyone know what they are?
Animations

Solution Attrition
 In your books write which one of the 4
different types you think will create the largest
amount of erosion along the coast.

Explain why?
Erosion processes
Explain why this is Old
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How did this rock
end up here?
What will happen to
this arch in the
future?
How are arches, stacks and
stumps formed?
Great Ocean
Road, Australia
The Needles – Isle of Wight
Waves attack a weakness in the
headland
A cave is formed
Eventually the cave erodes through
the headland to form an arch
Roof of the arch collapses leaving
a column of rock called a stack
The stack collapses leaving a stump