The Coast

Question 1

Name sea transportation

Answer 1

Longshore drift

Question 2

Name 3 creatures of sea erosion

Answer 2

1. Bags and Headlands
2. Sea cliffs
3. Sea cave, Arch, stack and stump

Question 3

Name 3 sea deposition features

Answer 3

1. Beach
2. Sand dunes
3. Tombolo

Question 4

Name 2 coastal defence features

Answer 4

1. Sea wall
2. Rock armour

Question 5

Explain how a beach is formed 1-6 points

Answer 5

A beach is formed when there is a buildup of material.
1. The backshore is made up of stone, rocks, broken shells and litter that is carried by the sea.
2. The foreshore is made up of small rocks and sand.
3.Both of these particles are formed by longshore drift.
4. The material is deposited on the shore by constructive waves.
5. When the wave breaks, the water spills onto the shore, leaving material it carries behind.
6. The swash and backwash carry material along in a zigzag movement along the seashore, called longshore drift.

Question 6

What is a sea wall

Answer 6

Sea walls are concrete walls with a curved top on them which helps to deflect the waves back out to sea

Question 7

What are boulders

Answer 7

Large rocks are placed at the base of cliffs or in front of sand dunes. It prevents erosion by reducing the power of the waves