spits

Question 1

Spits are created due to

Answer 1

longshore drift

Question 2

A spit is an

Answer 2

extended stretch of sand or shingle that extends out to sea from the shore

Question 3

Sediment is transported by waves along a coastline
When the coastline changes direction the waves no longer have

Answer 3

the energy to carry the sediment and it is deposited

Question 4

The build-up of deposited sediment out to sea, often into an estuary, is called a

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spit
The spit often has a curved end or hooks due to a secondary prevailing wind

Question 5

As spits form across an estuary or around a headland there can also be the formation of tombolos and bars where the sediment meets either an island or the opposite side of a headland respectively

These are formed in the same way, through longshore drift and deposition

Bars can also form offshore

These are raised ridges of sediment away from the shore

They form where sediment level is high, and the sea is shallow

Question 6

Bars that form as spits extend to

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join two headlands are also known as barrier beaches
Water trapped behind the barrier beach is called a lagoon

Question 7

Sandbars can also form offshore due to the action of

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breaking waves