Theme 2 Coastal features

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A sand ridge that is joined to the coast at one end and juts out into the sea usually with a curve at one end.
Spit
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When the cave wears through the headland, an arch forms.
Stump
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It is a ridge of sand or shingle which forms across the mouth of a river
Bar
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A deposition landform in which an island is attached to the mainland
tombolo
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A coastal landform, a point of land usually high and often with a sheer drop
headland
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Formed in a cliff by wave action of an ocean or lake. where the waves break directly on a rock cliff and are formed by mechanical erosion
cave
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Needle-shaped column resulting from the collapse of an arch
stack
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Accumulation of sand shaped by the wind.
dune
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Accumulation of sand or pebbles along a coast.
beach
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A vertical, or nearly vertical, rock exposure. sometimes hangs over the sea
cliff
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Exposed summit of a sand deposit formed near or occasionally far from a shoreline.
sand island
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Rock tip just above the surface of the water.
skerry
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An area of cliff hollowed out of a headland by the sea.
arch
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the narrow flat area often found at the base of a sea cliff or along the shoreline of a lake where you catch crabs
wave cut platform
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Formed when sea waves undercut the base of a cliff.
wave cut notch
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Sandy beach with shallow water
constructive beach
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Rocky beach with water that gets deep quick
destructive beach
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Card 2

Front

When the cave wears through the headland, an arch forms.

Back

Stump

Card 3

Front

It is a ridge of sand or shingle which forms across the mouth of a river

Back

Preview of the front of card 3

Card 4

Front

A deposition landform in which an island is attached to the mainland

Back

Preview of the front of card 4

Card 5

Front

A coastal landform, a point of land usually high and often with a sheer drop

Back

Preview of the front of card 5
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