Wave Cut Platform

Question 1

Step 1 of a wave cut platform?

Answer 1

Destructive waves attack the base of the cliff creating a wave cut notch.

Question 2

Step 2 of wave cut platform?

Answer 2

Erosion continues creating an overhang at the top of the cliff which eventually collapses

Question 3

Step 3 of wave cut platform

Answer 3

Backwash then carries the smaller rocks away from the base of the cliff

Question 4

Step 4 of wave cut platform

Answer 4

Making the cliff retreat inland leaving behind a rocky platform called a wave cut platform