Coastal Environments Work Book
Quiz 7

Landforms of coastal deposition

What is coastal deposition?

Deposition is the wearing away of the land by the sea.

Deposition is when material that is being transported is dropped by constructive waves. It happens because waves have less energy.

Deposition is when material is transported by the sea.

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Which of the following is not an example of a landform of coastal deposition?

Off-shore bar

Wave-cut platform

Spit

Ridge and runnel

Beach

Bar

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Identify the landform of coastal deposition.

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Bar

Spit

Off-shore bar

Ridge and runnel

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Identify the landform of coastal deposition.

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Bar

Beach

Ridge and runnel

Off-shore bar

Spit

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Identify the landform of coastal deposition.

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Ridge and runnel

Bar

Off-shore bar

Spit

Beach

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True or false? Visible offshore bars, found in parallel to the coast are known as barrier islands.

False

True

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What often forms on the land-side of a coastal bar?

Spit

Beach

Lagoon

Berm

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Identify the landform of coastal deposition.

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Berm

Off-shore bar

Ridge and runnel

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The image shows Chesil Beach on the Dorset Coast. Identify the type of wave responsible for this beach profile.

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Constructive

Destructive

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The plunging nature of destructive waves, along with their stronger backwash, means that pebbles are not moved far up the beach, which makes the beach profile steep.

Look at the image above. Are the features appropriately labelled?

Ridge and runnels on Harlech beach, North Wales.

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Yes

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Landforms of coastal deposition quiz

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