Coasts 3.0 / 5 based on 1 rating ? GeographyCoastal zonesGCSENone Created by: Bryony France-ReedCreated on: 17-12-14 18:19 Coast Where land meets water 1 of 9 Prevailing Wind The most common wind direction coming from a place 2 of 9 Crest Top of wave 3 of 9 Fetch The distance a wave travels (Long or short) 4 of 9 Swash This is when water comes into the shore bringing beach resources in with it 5 of 9 Backwash This is when gravity pulls the water back out to sea at a right angle, taking beach resources back with it 6 of 9 Transportation Waves moving the sediment to a new place 7 of 9 Depositing Waves dropping sediment/beach material at a new location 8 of 9 Sediment Small bits of rock broken off the cliff during erosion 9 of 9
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