Longshore drift - Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

Edexcel Geography B Paper 2 longshore drift - ANS The movement of water and sediment down a beach caused by waves coming into shore at an angle. the uk moves material from west to east how are beaches formed - ANS when material is transported by longshore drift and deposited by constructive waves. where are sandy beaches found - ANS sheltered bays, they have shallow gradients where are pebble beaches formed - ANS areas where cliffs have been eroded by high energy waves, they have a steep grad...

Barrier beaches CORRECT ANSWER Narrow and elongated beaches situated parallel to the shoreline Development of barrier beaches CORRECT ANSWER Usually formed as an extension of a spit, longshore drift moves sediment along coastline and when coast suddenly changes direction (e.g. across a river mouth) longshore drift continues to deposit material, resulting in the formation of a spit. When the spit joins two headlands, it becomes a bar/barrier beach. What forms behind a barrier beach? CORRECT...

d) Geosphere - correct answer Which of the four spheres of Earth is the most extensive? a) Bioshere b) Hydrosphere c) Atmosphere d) Geosphere c) Uniformitarianism - correct answer The Principle of ________ states that the physical, chemical, and biological processes at work shaping the Earth today have also operated in the geologic past. a) Catastrophism b) Creationism c) Uniformitarianis...

Comprehensive revision notes for the AQA A-Level Geography Coasts topic. Includes coastal processes, landforms and formation, alongside case study information.

Multiple long answer responses to past paper questions on the A-Level Coasts topic.

Which of the following is an exogenic process? Volcanism Weathering Earthquakes Flows of heat and materials in the mantle - Weathering Which of the following is an endogenic process? Weathering Glacial erosion Volcanism Stream deposition - Volcanism Uniformitarianism assumes that mountains, plains, and canyons formed by catastrophic events. catastrophic episodes have regularly occurred. Earth is quite young and is shaped by dramatic events. the same physical processes we see today ...

RBS MCSI EXAM A beach that consists of gravel indicates conditions of: - CORRECT ANSWER-high wave energy Waves brake in the nearshore zone when - CORRECT ANSWER-either wave becomes too steep, water becomes too shallow In the North Atlantic, the tidal wave turns around the amphidromic point in - CORRECT ANSWER-a counterclockwise direction Rip currents are: - CORRECT ANSWER-wave-induced currents the line of demarcation between the water and the exposed beach (i.e. land-water interfac...

RBS MCSI EXAM A beach that consists of gravel indicates conditions of: - CORRECT ANSWER-high wave energy Waves brake in the nearshore zone when - CORRECT ANSWER-either wave becomes too steep, water becomes too shallow In the North Atlantic, the tidal wave turns around the amphidromic point in - CORRECT ANSWER-a counterclockwise direction Rip currents are: - CORRECT ANSWER-wave-induced currents the line of demarcation between the water and the exposed beach (i.e. land-water interfac...

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where is Lyme Regis? - correct answerlocated in West Dorset on the Devon border on the English Channel coastline what were the issues in Lyme Regis - correct answer- beach depletion and loss of sand and shingle - beach was unattractive with some remains of destroyed groynes - tourist numbers were in decline - storms broke up the promenade - slumping (mass movement) has seen the loss of properties & landslides - town was under threat from erosion what was done to protect L...