Depositional Landforms

Define the term 'deposition'

• The process of sediments being transported across the Earth

• The process of sediments building up in a particular area

• The process of rocks being broken down into sediments

• The process of water being taken in through plant's roots

State which of the following are types of natural sediment (select ALL correct options)

• Cement

• Silt

• Gravel

• Water

Complete the passage:

Sand is considered a medium sediment size. ________ sediment sizes are usually swept further out to sea by the waves.

Fill in the blank:

A sandbar is a long and narrow stretch of sand located just offshore. It is usually aligned _______ to the shoreline.

Fill in the blank:

A spit has a similiar shape to a sandbar, but one end of it is __________ __ ___ _____.

Identify all the landforms that are formed by deposition

(check ALL that apply)

• Sea stack

• Bay

• Sandbar

• Blowhole

• Spit

Identify landforms that are formed by erosion

(Select ALL that apply)

• Sea stack

• Headland

• Sandbar

• Bay

• Spit

True or false:

Headlands are made up of soft rocks

• True

• False

True or false:

Stumps are formed after stacks are formed.

• True

• False

When is a wavecut platform visible?

• When it is high tide

• When it is low tide

• When a stack collapses

• When a stump is formed