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Depostion occurs when waves lose energy and deposit their load. Which of the following is <B>not</B> another reason that deposition is likely to occur?
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There is a large amount of material to be deposited
There is little or no wind
Waves enter a large open area, such as moving from a bay to the open sea
Waves enter an area of shallow water
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Backwash is when a wave washes back down the beach. What do we call the opposite, when the wave washes up the beach?
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Constructive
Swash
Longshore drift
Deposition
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Depostion occurs when waves lose energy and deposit their load. Which of the following is <B>not</B> another reason that deposition is likely to occur?
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Backwash is when a wave washes back down the beach. What do we call the opposite, when the wave washes up the beach?
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What is longshore drift?
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Which of the following is <B>not</B> a method of coastal transportation?
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In terms of backwash and swash, when is deposition most likely to occur?
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Constructive waves are most likely to occur on which sort of beach?
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Some beaches are protected by an offshore landform known as a reef. Which of the following is <B>not</B> a way reefs may form?
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What sort of shape should a constructive wave have?
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Spurn Head is a famous coastal spit across the mouth of the River Humber. The material that has built up the spit is the result of longshore drift. Why has this spit formed at this location?
