Sea Deposition Beaches Flashcards
1
Q
Name a feature of sea deposition
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Beach
2
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Description of beaches
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Build up of sand and shingle deposited by constructive waves
3
Q
Example of beach
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Lahinch co.Clare
4
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Processes of beach
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Deposition
5
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Beach explanation
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When wave breaks it loses energy and it’s unable to carry its load and slash carries materials up shore +deposits it. Waves are unable to carry material back-backwash is weaker than swash.heavy material is dropped first finer material carried closer to shoreline. Overtime material build up forming a beach
6
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Name the 5 parts of the beach for diagram
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Storm beach,sandy beach,cliff,sea, shoreline