Coastal deposition landforms

A _______ is a long, narrow finger of sand or shingle jutting out into the sea from the land.

• Beach

• Sand dune

• Spit

• Bar

A process such as longshore drift is not a landform.

• True

• False

Beaches are deposits of ______________ at the coast.

When waves drop sand on the beach, it is...

• Weathering

• Erosion

• Deposition

What is responsible for creating sand dunes?

• Water

• Wind

• Ice

What is called when sand moves by jumps and bounces?

• Saltation

• Sediment

• Erosion

• Slip face

What is the colour change in a sand dune succession?

• green, grey, brown

• yellow, green, grey

• yellow, green, brown

• yellow, grey, brown

What process(es) is responsible for creating an arch?

• Weathering and erosion

• Deposition

• Water

• Erosion and deposition

Longshore drift may cause a spit to grow right across a bay, trapping a freshwater lake behind it. This feature is called a _____.

• Beach

• Bar

• Spit

• Sand dune

Wind can form depressions in the sand called _____________, in which ponds may form.