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

Headland

Bay

Cliff

Meander

Spit

Stump

Arch

Sand dunes

Click on the coastal features formed by deposition.

Match the following

• headland

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

• spit

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

• arch

• rocky coastal landform that juts out into the sea

• sand dunes

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

• cliffs

• hills of sand made by wind, usually near beaches

Click on the coastal features formed by erosion.

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

Groups:

(a) Erosion

,

(b) Deposition

• cliffs

• stump

• headland

• cave

• stack

• river delta

• beach

• sand dunes
• arch

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