Coastal Processes

This coastline was created due to...

• Erosion

• Deposition

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• Both

What is this depositional feature called?

• Tombolo

• Spit

• Sand Dune

• Sand Bar

What is this depositional feature called?

• Tombolo

• Spit

• Sand Dune

• Sand Bar

What is this depositional feature called?

• Tombolo

• Spit

• Sand Dune

• Sand Bar

This is an example of what coastal process...

• Deposition

• Erosion

• A Volcano

• Tectonic Plates

What is the erosional feature shown here?

• Sea Arch

• Tombolo

• Spit

• Stack

Overtime, after a cliff has receeded, what MAY be left?

• Wave cut platform

• Wave cut stone

• Wave cut cliff

• Wave worn platform

This is

• Longshore Drift

• Nearshore currents

• Attrition

• Undertow

What is responsible for creating most of the waves in the ocean?

• Movements of large sea creatures deep down

• Container ships carrying goods between continents

• The gravitational pull of the moon

• The frictional contact of winds blowing over the ocean

Which of the following does NOT influence the strength / energy of a wave?

• The distance the wave traveled before it hit land

• Whether it breaks on a sandy or stony beach

• The strength / speed of the wind that created it

• The length of time the wind blew for