depositional landform

Question 1

beaches

Answer 1

made up from eroded material and is a deposit of sand and shingle at the coast, often found in a bay.

Question 2

swash

Answer 2

the forward movement of a wave up a beach

Question 3

backwash

Answer 3

the backward movement of water down a beach when the wave is broken

Question 4

spit

Answer 4

extended stretch of sand or shingle jutting out into the sea from land

Question 5

bars

Answer 5

a spit that can grow across a bay and joins two headlands together

Question 6

prevailing wind

Answer 6

the predominant direction the wind is coming from

Question 7

transportation

Answer 7

the movement of material in the sea and along the coast by waves

Question 8

deposition

Answer 8

when the sea loses energy, it drops the sand, rock partials and pebbles it has been carrying

Question 9

longshore drift

Answer 9

caused by sediment moving along the beach in a zig zag patter due to swash and backwash at a right angle.

Question 10

hydraulic action

Answer 10

when a wave breaks, the trapped air is compressed which weakens the cliff and causes erosion

Question 11

attrition

Answer 11

rocks on the beach are thrown together by the waves and broken up

Question 12

solution

Answer 12

acids contained in the sea water will dissolve some type of rock such as chalk or limestone

Question 13

abrasion

Answer 13

waves smash rocks and pebbles on the shore coast into each other, and they break and become smoother

Question 14

crest

Answer 14

top of wave

Question 15

fetch

Answer 15

distance of open water over which wind can blow. longer the fetch = powerful the wave