Spits and bars

1. When a spit grows across a bay it is called a...

• Headland

• Stack

• Spit

• Bar

2. Which is a key process in the formation of a spit?

• Erosion

• Longshore drift

• Weathering

• Destructive waves

3. What forms behind a bar?

• Spit

• Lagoon

• Cave

• Salt marsh

4. What is the key reason a bar is formed?

• Weak current from a river behind the bar

• Strong current from a river behind the bar

• Constructive waves depositing material

• Weak current from a river in front of the bar

The sheltered area of water behind a spit often turns into a ...

• Lagoon

• Bar

• Salt marsh

• Beach

Longshore drift is ....

• Destructive waves hitting the coast

• The deposition of sand on the beach

• The zigzag movement of sand along the coast

What is this?

• Spit

• Bar

• Bay

What is this?

• Bar

• Bay

• Spit

• Beach

What cause the recurve (hook) at the end of the sand spit?

• Change in tide

• Heavy rain

• River

• Change in wind direction

What feature is stopping a sand bar being formed?

• Change in wind direction

• River current

• Not enough sand