1001 Space Earth Earth Rocks and Minerals Landscape Sea Weather and Climate Natural Disasters Resources Nature History Human World Science and Technology

Choose a Page:What is the rock cycle?What is weathering?*What shapes the cliffs along the s...*Do rocks dissolve?Can living things break down rocks?How are caves made?How do sand dunes move?Why do desert rocks have fantastic...How do rivers form?What makes waterfalls?What is scree?What is an oxbow lake?Is all erosion slow? What shapes the cliffs along the seashore? Coastal cliffs are continually battered by the sea, and the waves compress the air in their cracks. A headland is worn away from each side, becoming narrower, until caves and arches are punched through. These eventually collapse, leaving the offshore parts standing as sea stacks. The waves meet the land   Previous: Back Book: 1001 Section: Earth Chapter: Landscape