35. CGP(p43) Coastal Landforms: Deposition

Coastal ............ is when the sea drops or deposits material such as sand, sediment, and shingle, resulting in landforms of coastal deposition.

................are found between the high and low water marks

• beaches

• currents

• sediments

High and low water marks are lines showing the highest and lowest levels of the sea.

• True

• False

What waves are responsible for depositing material and creating beaches?

A .............beach is usually formed in a sheltered bay, where low energy, constructive waves transport material onto the shore.

• sandy

• shingle

• steep

Sand and shingle beaches are formed in different ways.

• True

• False

(a) ....... beaches are created by low-energy waves and (b) ........... beaches are created by high energy waves.

• (a) Shingle

  (b) Sandy

• (a) Sandy

  (b) Shingle

(a) ............ beaches are steep and narrow and (b) ....... beaches are flat and wide.

• (a) Sandy

  (b) Shingle

• (a) Shingle

  (b) Sandy

Sand particles on sandy beaches are so small that the weak ............. can move them back down the beach, creating a long, gentle slope.

Sand particles on shingle beaches are washed away but larger shingle is left behind and shingle particles build up to create a .......... slope.