2. A wave cut
platform is made
at a place where
there is a cliff
next to the sea.
Destructive
waves slowly
erodes the cliff by
Attrition and
Hydraulic Action

3. 1
High Tide
Low Tide
Attrition occurs
between high and low
tide- rocks are
hurled at the base of
the cliff.

4. 2
Wave Cut Notch
Eroded
material is
now available
to take part
in Attrition.
Cliff is undercut
by hydraulic
action, leaving it
unstable. This
leaves a
cave.
Nothing is
supporting
the cliff
above.

5. 3
Cliff retreats
Wave Cut
Platform- left
exposed.
Wave Cut Notch
The process of
Attrition will
continue…
Cliff is
unstable,
gravity
forces it
to
collapse.

6. 4
Cliff retreat
continues over
time
Wave Cut
Platform gets
bigger, is
eroded smooth
by Abrasion.

8. Pictures from Google images

9. Using the key terms
below, produce a four
picture storyboard
explaining the process
that produces a wave cut
platform.
High Tide
Low Tide
Wave Cut Notch
Attrition
Retreat
Wave cut
platform
Cliff collapse
Hydraulic
action
Abrasion

10. Using the key terms
below, produce a four
picture storyboard
explaining the process
that produces a wave cut
platform.
High Tide
Low Tide
Wave Cut Notch
Attrition
Retreat
Wave cut
platform
Cliff collapse
Hydraulic
action
Abrasion