Landforms of Deposition (Leaving Cert Geography): Quizzes
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Where is a beach deposited according to tidal zones?
Where is a beach deposited according to tidal zones?
Between low and high tide marks
What energy difference causes beach sediment to accumulate?
What energy difference causes beach sediment to accumulate?
Swash is stronger than backwash
Which section of a beach is upper, steeper and made of coarse materials?
Which section of a beach is upper, steeper and made of coarse materials?
Backshore
What type of material is found on the foreshore?
What type of material is found on the foreshore?
Finer sand and mud particles
What movement pattern does longshore drift create?
What movement pattern does longshore drift create?
Zigzag movement along the coastline
What do berms mark on a beach?
What do berms mark on a beach?
Furthest point of swash at high tide
What two conditions are needed for sand dunes to form?
What two conditions are needed for sand dunes to form?
Fine sand supply & winds from sea
How does marram grass help stabilise sand dunes?
How does marram grass help stabilise sand dunes?
Binds sand with extensive root system
Where do sandspits form?
Where do sandspits form?
At sudden changes in coastline shape
When does a sandspit stop extending outwards?
When does a sandspit stop extending outwards?
When tides remove more than drift supplies
What is a tombolo?
What is a tombolo?
A sandspit connecting to an island
What forms when a bay becomes cut off by a baymouth bar?
What forms when a bay becomes cut off by a baymouth bar?
A lagoon