The Sea

What is Erosion?

• When waves lose energy and leave sediments / sand along a coast.
• The wearing away of land, removal of beach rocks/sand by water or wind.
• An area of land that smells different to other places.
• An area that has a lot of wind.
  

What is Deposition?

• When waves lose energy and leave sediments / sand along a coast.
• The wearing away of land, removal of beach rocks/sand by water or wind.
• An area of land that smells different to other places.
• An area that has a lot of wind.

Which of these coastal landforms are created by deposition?

• Cave
• Stack
• Beach
• Wave cut platform

Which of these coastal landforms is created by erosion?

• Cave
• Tombolo
• Beach
• Spit

What is swash?

• Water that runs back into the ocean.
• Water that falls forward and moves up the shore.
• Tug of war between the drag of the wind and pull of gravity.
• Swirling of water in an area.

What is backwash?

• Water that runs back into the ocean.
• Water that falls forward and moves up the shore.
• Tug of war between the drag of the wind and pull of gravity.
• Swirling of water in an area.

What are destructive waves?

• Waves that are tall and frequent, crashing into shoreline, digging out chunks.
• Long and low waves, beginning far out in the sea, with a smooth gentle landing.
• The circular movement caused by wind and gravity fighting.
• When people wave their hand to aggresively destroy things.

What are constructive waves?

• Waves that are tall and frequent, crashing into shoreline, digging out chunks.
• Long and low waves, beginning far out in the sea, with a smooth gentle landing.
• The circular movement caused by wind and gravity fighting.
• When people wave their hand to aggresively destroy things.

Identify this coastal landform.

• Spit

• Tombolo

• Headland

• Sandbar

Identify the landform type.

• Sea Stack

• Sea Stump

• Arch

• Bay