CP Chapter 6: Processes of Coastal Transport and Deposition & Associated Landforms
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Transport Type 1: Solution
minerals eg. salts are dissolved
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Transport Type 2: Suspension
small particles are carried by the water
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Transport Type 3: Saltation
larger rocks are bounced along the sea bed
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Transport Type 3: Traction
largest rocks are dragged along the sea bed
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Swash Aligned Coasts
waves are parallel to the coastline
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Drift Aligned Coasts
waves come in at an angle. longshore drift
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Flocculation
clay particles suspended in the water become attracted to each other, clump together and sink to the sea bed
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Sediment Sorting Theory
finer sediment is found closer to the shore, larger sediment is further from the shore
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Spits
Longshore drift occurs due to drift aligned coasts and prevailing winds
eg. Hurst Spit, Hampshire, UK
eg. Golden Cape, Croatia
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Tombolo
a spit connecting an island to a mainland
eg. Hurst Spit, Hampshire, UK
eg. Bruny Island, Australia
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