How does a wave-cut platform form?
Answer and explanation
Correct answer: By undercutting at the cliff base and retreat of the cliff
A wave-cut platform forms at the foot of a retreating sea cliff. Repeated wave attack, especially through hydraulic action and abrasion, cuts a notch at the cliff base. As the overhanging cliff collapses and retreats landward, the former shore surface is exposed as a gently sloping, relatively flat rocky platform. Glacial filling, windblown dust, and river levees involve different agents and cannot explain this coastal erosional feature.
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What is the correct answer to this question?
By undercutting at the cliff base and retreat of the cliff
Why is this the correct answer?
A wave-cut platform forms at the foot of a retreating sea cliff. Repeated wave attack, especially through hydraulic action and abrasion, cuts a notch at the cliff base. As the overhanging cliff collapses and retreats landward, the former shore surface is exposed as a gently sloping, relatively flat rocky platform. Glacial filling, windblown dust, and river levees involve different agents and cannot explain this coastal erosional feature.
Which subject and chapter does this question cover?
This is a Class 11 Accountancy question. Chapter: Theory Base of Accounting.
