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Coastal Landforms

By Imagine Learning - Twig (middle years+)From boclips.com
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Coastal erosion produces beautiful beaches and some rather unusual land formations, from spits to stacks, mud flats to salt marshes. Earth Science - Geology - Learning Points. Cliffs are formed when destructive waves attack the bottom of rock faces. Weak points in the rock give way to a hollow called a wave-cut notch. The cliff retreats and eventually the overhanging rock collapses, forming a wave-cut platform. Beaches are built up as sand, pebbles, and rocks are deposited by constructive waves. A Twig Curriculum Film. Delivering key learning points. Get straight to the facts in just three minutes – directly linked to core learning, Twig's curriculum films will fit neatly into your lesson plans.

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Experience
Explainer
Physical Sciences
General Science
Geography and Earth Science
Middle and Preparatory
Secondary

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