A ... is made up of eroded material that has been transported and finally deposited. Constructive waves build up ... as they have strong swash and weak backwash so they deposit sediment. There are two types of ...: Sandy and Pebble
Beach
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... are long, narrow beaches of sand or shingle, attached to the land at one end, and extending out across a bay. Sediment is carried by longshore drift, and after a change in shape on the coastline, material is deposited
Spits
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... develop when a spit continues to grow across an indent such as a cove or bay, and reaches the other side. A lagoon is created which in time is filled with material by deposition
Onshore Bars
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... are beaches connecting the mainland to offshore islands. They are formed from spits which continue to grow out to sea, and eventually join an island
Tombolos
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... are vegetated areas of deposited silts and clays. They are buily up by special species of plants which trap the sediment. ... are covered by salt water twice a day, and so the plants trap sediment brought in by the tides
Salt Marshes
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Card 2
Front
... are long, narrow beaches of sand or shingle, attached to the land at one end, and extending out across a bay. Sediment is carried by longshore drift, and after a change in shape on the coastline, material is deposited
Back
Spits
Card 3
Front
... develop when a spit continues to grow across an indent such as a cove or bay, and reaches the other side. A lagoon is created which in time is filled with material by deposition
Back
Card 4
Front
... are beaches connecting the mainland to offshore islands. They are formed from spits which continue to grow out to sea, and eventually join an island
Back
Card 5
Front
... are vegetated areas of deposited silts and clays. They are buily up by special species of plants which trap the sediment. ... are covered by salt water twice a day, and so the plants trap sediment brought in by the tides
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