Landforms of Coastal Deposition Flashcards
An offshore bar is a raised area of seabed that is found offshore.
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The beach is the area between the lowest spring tide level and the point reached by the storm waves in the highest tides.
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Ridges are areas of the beach that are raised. The dips are water-filled troughs called runnels.
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Offshore bars form when sediment is transported on and off a beach. Destructive waves remove sediment from the beach and form the offshore bar.
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A spit is an extended stretch of beach material that sticks out to sea and is joined to the mainland at one end.
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