Deposition - Coasts

Question 1

What type of wave is deposition associated with?

Answer 1

Constructive

Question 2

Define an estuary.

Answer 2

A body of water found where the river meets the sea.

Question 3

Explain how deposition is caused by waves (2).

When is material dropped by waves and how is this condition met

Answer 3

1. Material is dropped by waves when they lose energy.
2. Waves can lose energy by swash, rolling up a beach, or where a river estuary causes a disruption to the normal movement of material along the coast, which causes a build-up of deposition.

Question 4

Name four coastal features that deposition creates.

Answer 4

Beaches, spits, bars and tombolos.