Cliffs and Wave-cut Platforms
- Cliffs- form as the sea erodes the land. They retreat due to the action of waves and weathering.
- Weathering and wave erosion cause a notch to form at the high-water mark – a cave is formed.
- Rock above becomes unstable and collapses.
- Wave-cut platformsare flat surfaces left behind.
Headlands and Bays
- Form where there are bands of alternating hard rock and soft rock at right angles to the shoreline.
- Soft rock is eroded quickly forming a The harder rock is protruding out to sea; the headland.
Caves, Arches and Stacks
- Cliff profile features.
- Weak areas in rock are eroded to form
- Caves on the opposite sides of a narrow headland may eventually join up to form an
- When an arch collapse, it forms a