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Coasts: processes and landforms

How waves erode and deposit to form cliffs, arches, stacks, beaches and spits.

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Fill the gaps: 1 · Match the pairs: 2 · Multiple choice: 6 · Select all that apply: 1 · Put in order: 2 · Short answer: 2 · Written answer (self/teacher assessed): 1

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What is longshore drift?
beachwaves arrive at an anglenet movement of sand
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Hint 1

Swash goes up the beach at an angle; backwash comes straight back.

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