Coastal Zones

Question 1

the zone that lies between the low tide shoreline and the line where waves break at low tide

Answer 1

Nearshore zone

Question 2

the zone seaward of the nearshore

Answer 2

Offshore zone

Question 3

typically have relatively steep gradients where a lot of the wave energy is reflected back into the sea from the shoreline, both bedrock and loose material may be removed from the coast and redistributed by wave, tide and current processes.

Answer 3

Erosional Coastlines or Reflective Coast

Question 4

gradient is normally relatively gentle and a lot of the wave energy is dissipated in shallow water: provided that there is a supply of sediment, these dissipated coasts can be sites of accumulation of sediments

Answer 4

Depositional coastlines or Dissipative coast

Question 5

Develop either because an area experiences uplift or as a result of a drop in sea level.

Answer 5

Emergent coasts

Question 6

created when sea level rises or the land adjacent to the sea subsides

Answer 6

submergent coast