Landforms of Deposition Quiz

Which process moves sediment along the coastline?

• Hydraulic Action

• Longshore Drift

• Corrosion

• Attrition

What causes a spit to form?

• Strong destructive waves

• Deposition by longshore drift

• Hydraulic action

• Backwash

Which waves are responsible for deposition on a beach?

• Destructive Waves

• Constructive Waves

• Fetch

• Backwash

What is the distance over which wind blows across the water called?

• Fetch

• Swash

• Backwash

• Tide

The process where rocks carried by waves scrape and wear away cliffs is called ________.

The sheltered water behind a spit is where (a)   is deposited, forming salt marshes or mudflats.

• sediment
• water
• waves

Identify the key features of a spit.

a

b

c

d

Salt marshes form

Hook develops due to change in wind dire

Estuary of a river

Sand dunes form

______ causes sediment to be transported and then _______ causes it to stop being transported.

a

b

Lonshore drift

Deposition

When sand settles on the beach after waves dropped it there. This is an example of:

• Weathering 
• Erosion
• Deposition
• Dragging

Formation of spits: What is the primary process involved in the formation of spits?