Depositional Landforms

Question 1

Formation of spits

Answer 1

LSD carries material west to east
Where the coastline changes to north to south, there is a build up of sand and shingle. Material builds eastwards to form a spit. Refraction carries material to sheltered water to form a curve in the spit

Question 2

Formation of tombolo

Answer 2

A spit that joins onto an island to the mainland

Question 3

Formation of bars

Answer 3

If a spit develops across a bay and there’s no strong flow of water from the landward side, a bar is formed

Question 4

Formation of beaches

Answer 4

Formed by the accumulation of sand and shingle deposited between high and low tides

Question 5

Offshore bar

Answer 5

A ridge of material, semi submerged seawards of the refer zone

Question 6

Barrier beach

Answer 6

A bank of material parallel to the coast, not submerged by tides

Question 7

Headlands and Bays

Answer 7

Areas with discordant rock, destructive waves attack lines of weakness and are more prone to the forces of erosion NOT FINISHED