Coastal Features - Erosion and Deposition

Which is the best definition of erosion?

• the process of wearing away

• the creation of new beaches

• the growth of vegetation

• the cooling of molten rock

Which is the best definition of deposition?

• the process by which materials are added to a landform

• the transforming of a liquid into a solid

• the movement of materials from one location to another

• the process of eroding materials from a landform

Which types of erosion help to create coastal features?

• wind

• hydraulic (water)

• solar (sun)

• glacial (ice)

Label the coastal features.

a

b

c

d

e

f

g

Meander

Bay

Spit

Cliff

Headland

Sand dunes

Stump

Arch

Click on the coastal features formed by deposition.

Match the following

• cliffs

• hills of sand made by wind, usually near beaches

• spit

• rocky coastal landform that juts out into the sea

• sand dunes

• high, steep rock faces formed by the sea eroding the land

• headland

• once a cave, a rock formation that arches over water

• arch

• long, narrow, low landform extending into a body of water

Click on the coastal features formed by erosion.

Which of these coastal features are created by erosion and which by deposition?

Groups:

(a) Erosion

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(b) Deposition

• cliffs

• stump

• cave

• sand dunes
• stack

• headland

• arch

• beach

• river delta

A ​ (a)   -cut ​ (b)   is a ​ (c)   , rocky area found at the base of a sea ​ (d)   , formed when waves ​ (e)   the cliff over time.

• platform
• flat
• erode
• cliff
• wave

An (a)   is a narrow strip of land that (b)   two bigger pieces of ​ (c)   and has (d)   on both ​ (e)   .

• isthmus
• connects
• water
• land
• sides