Coastal Geography Quiz

Sand and pebbles left behind by the sea is called deposition

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Waves washing up a beach at an angle carrying the sand is called swash.

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When gravity returns the waves straight back out to sea it is called backwash.

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The zigzag movement of sand carried by waves along the coast is called Longshore Drift.

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A stretch of sand formed by longshore drift when the coast changes direction is called a Sand spiT.

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What Sand bar is formed when a sand spit reaches all the way across a bay.

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A Salt marsh Develops in the sheltered environment behind the spit or sandbar.

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The stagnant lagoon water which is trapped behind a sand bar is infilled by deposition.

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When a sandspit connects to an island it forms a Tombolo/Causeway.

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A change in prevailing wind/wave direction and can develop a hooked or curved end on a sandspit.

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