COAST DEFINITIONS 0.0 / 5 ? GeographyCoastal environmentsASOCR Created by: elliel97Created on: 03-03-14 18:43 BEACH An accumulation of sand and shingle deposited in the inter tidal zone 1 of 9 SEDIMENT BUDGET Net transfer of sediment between stores within the coastal zone 2 of 9 SEDIMENT CELLS Are the divisions around the UK coastline of virtually self contained areas in which sediment moves (divided by physical barriers such as headlands) 3 of 9 BEACH PROFILES Cross sectional shape of beach from high water mark to low water mark 4 of 9 BEAM A flat topped ridge at the back of a beach which makes the upper limit of the swash zone 5 of 9 BEACH FACE The steepest sloping part of a beach below the berm 6 of 9 RIDGES Sandy bars. Linear features on the foreshore that run parallel to the shoreline. Form as the tide migrates across the swash zone 7 of 9 BREAKPOINT BAR A sand bar parallel to the coast which is located approximately where the waves begin to break 8 of 9 RUNNELS Depressions between ridges. Linear features on the foreshore that run parallel to the shoreline. Form as the tide migrates across the swash zone 9 of 9
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