Coastal: Points for Coastal Deposition Features

Question 1

Longshore Drift: What is it?

Answer 1

It is the zig-zag movement of the waves.

Question 2

Longshore Drift: What does swash do?

Answer 2

Swash pushes material up the beach at an angle due to prevailing winds

Question 3

Longshore Drift: What does Backwash do?

Answer 3

Backwash takes material back down the beach at a right angle due to gravity

Question 4

Example of a Sand Spit?

Answer 4

Spurn Head

Question 5

Example of a Sand Bar?

Answer 5

Slapton Sands

Question 6

Example of a Tombolo? (think of Chespin)

Answer 6

Chesil Beach