How do spits form ?

Question 1

Describe the formation of a spit (5pts)

Answer 1

1. Longshore drift carries sand and shingle along the coast.
2. Where the coast curves inward, sediment carries on being deposited in open water.
3. A narrow path of material extends, it is a spit.
4. Another wind or wave direction makes the end of the spit curve inland.
5. The outgoing river current stops the spit from blocking the estuary ( path between two shores, river)

Question 2

What is shingle ?

Answer 2

Rock materials, most commonly, pebbles and cobble

Question 3

What is a coastal spit ?

Answer 3

It is a long and narrow it of land that stretches from one side of a river to another, without touching the other.

Question 4

What is an estuary ?

Answer 4

A semi- enclosed body of water, where river meets sea.