Geography GCSE
Hydraulic power
What Hydraulic power means in Geography GCSE, as defined for AQA.
Definition of Hydraulic power
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Reference: AQA
Waves crashing against a cliff force air into cracks, and as the wave retreats the air expands explosively, widening the cracks and breaking the rock.
Topics that use Hydraulic power
- Coastal landscapes in the UK (AQA GCSE)
Related terms
- Abrasion
- Attrition
- Backwash
- Cliff profiles
- Coastal landscapes
- Constructive waves
- Deposition
- Destructive waves
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