Theme 2 Coastal features 0.0 / 5 ? Geographycoastal featuresGCSEWJEC Created by: jordanbullivantCreated on: 18-11-16 08:06 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 1 of 17 When the cave wears through the headland, an arch forms. Stump 2 of 17 It is a ridge of sand or shingle which forms across the mouth of a river Bar 3 of 17 A deposition landform in which an island is attached to the mainland tombolo 4 of 17 A coastal landform, a point of land usually high and often with a sheer drop headland 5 of 17 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 6 of 17 Needle-shaped column resulting from the collapse of an arch stack 7 of 17 Accumulation of sand shaped by the wind. dune 8 of 17 Accumulation of sand or pebbles along a coast. beach 9 of 17 A vertical, or nearly vertical, rock exposure. sometimes hangs over the sea cliff 10 of 17 Exposed summit of a sand deposit formed near or occasionally far from a shoreline. sand island 11 of 17 Rock tip just above the surface of the water. skerry 12 of 17 An area of cliff hollowed out of a headland by the sea. arch 13 of 17 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 14 of 17 Formed when sea waves undercut the base of a cliff. wave cut notch 15 of 17 Sandy beach with shallow water constructive beach 16 of 17 Rocky beach with water that gets deep quick destructive beach 17 of 17
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