7.3

Question 1

3 main beach components:

-The swash zone

Answer 1

• is the most active part of beach
• where waves crash
• where sand is always wet

acronym acw

Question 2

3 main beach components:

-the berm and foredune

Answer 2

-a ridge of sand at the top of the swash zone where waves lose their energy and begin backwash. The foredune then begins after the berm.

Question 3

3 main beach components:

- costal sand dunes

Answer 3

• dried sand is picked up by winds blowing from the sea and deposited over the land

Question 4

what are sand dunes used for

Answer 4

• recreation
  -mining
  -housing
  acronym rmh

Question 5

whats a tombolo

and draw it

Answer 5

A tombolo is a rare form of spit that forms between the mainland and an island.