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Coastal Features

Name all of these coastal features using the descriptions given. Good Luck!
Quiz by AlexanderRobb
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Last updated: June 15, 2023
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First submittedJune 14, 2023
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Is formed due to longshore drift
Spit
Occurs when two caves widen and break through the cliff
Arch
Is formed when an arch collapses
Stack
Sticks out to sea
Headland
Is a deposition landform by which an island becomes attached to the mainland by a narrow piece of land
Tombolo
When rocks detach from the cliff and build up at the bottom
Wave cut platform
Forms when a stack collapses
Stump
Develops when a large crack widens and gets bigger
Cave
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Is formed when the waves wear away the bottom of the cliff
Wave cut notch
Is a submerged or partly exposed ridge of sand or coarse sediment that is built by waves offshore from a beach.
Sand bar
Is a broad inlet of the sea where the land curves inwards.
Bay
Is a massive rocky feature that can be very large
Cliff
Can be very dangerous if you don't watch your step
Overhang
Is a coastal ecosystem in the upper coastal intertidal zone
Salt marsh
Is the force that decides where a sand spit will be
Prevailing winds
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CardinalSin
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Level 77
Jun 14, 2023
Can you accept just "spit" for the first answer? I don't see why it has to be sand.
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