Beach features

Question 1

Back shore

Answer 1

Area between foreshore and coastline and is only affected by waves on exceptional high tides or severe storms

Question 2

Beach berms

Answer 2

a plateau of depositional material on the backshore.

Question 3

Beach cusps

Answer 3

An arc of depositional material with courser material around the horns and finer material around the centre..

Question 4

Beach morphology

Answer 4

The shape and geological/geographical nature of the beach.

Question 5

Foreshore

Answer 5

area of the shore between the highest and lowest tidal water marks.

Question 6

Littoral zone

Answer 6

The area along the shore from the high water mark to the shoreline.

Question 7

Nearshore

Answer 7

The submerge area of the shore between the foreshore and offshore

Question 8

Offshore

Answer 8

the furthest most area of the coast from the coastline which leads on into the sea.

Question 9

Raised Beach

Answer 9

a former beach which now sits above the high water mark.

Question 10

Runnel

Answer 10

Small ridges formed on low gradient beaches by streams of water as they flow back into the sea following high tide.