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Beach

Published on Nov 23, 2015

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PRESENTATION OUTLINE

Beach

pebbly or sandy shore

wave

large body of water curved into a arch shape
Photo by Jyrki Salmi

abrasion

Frictional erosion by material transported by wind and waves
Photo by lecates

Wave Refraction

change in waves direction between medium
Photo by Graham Cook

Longshore Transportation

transport of sediments of clay, sand and silt at an angle along shore
Photo by lovefibre

Wave cut cliff

flat narrow area along the base of a sea cliff

Wave cut platform

narrow flat area found at the base of the sea cliff

Sea Arch

erosion from sea, rivers and lakes weakend rock 

Sea Stack

column of rocks standing in the sea
Photo by Vertigogen

Spit

light rainfall

sandbar

long narrow sandbank at the mouth of a river
Photo by Ian Sane

Tombolo

a bar of sand
Photo by marcp_dmoz

Barrier Islands

long narrow island protecting mainland from erosion
Photo by hugovk

Groin

long, solid structure located along a beach
Photo by muha...

Breakwater

Built parallel to shore, slows longshore updrift
Photo by Gemma Stiles

Seawall

Structure built parallel to shore and force shoreline to stay put
Photo by Gemma Stiles

Beach Nourishment

supply of sand to increase recreational value
Photo by Sam Ilić