Coastal System

Question 1

What is the BACKSHORE?

Answer 1

Area between high water mark and landward limit of marine activity (e.g. Cliff face)

Question 2

What is the FORESHORE?

Answer 2

Area between high and low water mark and seen as the most important area for marine activity.

Question 3

What is the INSHORE?

Answer 3

Area between low water mark and where waves cease to have influence on the land around them (e.g. End of beach material)

Question 4

What is the OFFSHORE?

Answer 4

Area beyond the point where waves cease to impact the seabed and activity is limited to deposition of sediment.

Question 5

What are the INPUTS of a coastal system?

Answer 5

• Energy from waves, wind currents and tides.
• Sediment from other coastlines, rivers, and sub-aerial processes are deposited.
• Human activity also provides inputs.

Question 6

What are the PROCESSES of a coastal system?

Answer 6

• Erosion, transportation and deposition takes place along the coastline.
• e.g. Longshore drift, biological activity, wind activity (aeolian)

Question 7

What are the OUTPUTS of the coastal system?

Answer 7

-Landforms, sediment and shape and position of coastline after eroded.