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Title: Beaches are made of


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Beaches are made of
  • Sand and pebbles
  • Organic material
  • Quartz and feldspar grains
  • Whatever material is available

2
Summertime beaches
  • Are broader, with larger strips of sand
  • Are narrower, with less sand on the beach and
    more sand offshore
  • Are formed by longshore drift
  • Are no different than wintertime beaches

3
  • Location F represents the
  • Shore
  • Beach
  • Coast
  • Berm

4
  • Location C represents the
  • Shore
  • Beach
  • Coast
  • Berm

5
  • Locations E and C together represent the
  • Shore
  • Beach
  • Coast
  • Berm

6
  • The feature a location A is a
  • Tombolo
  • Spit
  • Barrier island
  • Lagoon

7
  • The feature a location B is a
  • Tombolo
  • Spit
  • Barrier island
  • Lagoon

8
  • The feature a location C is a
  • Tombolo
  • Spit
  • Barrier island
  • Lagoon

9
  • The feature a location E is a
  • Tombolo
  • Spit
  • Bay barrier
  • Lagoon

10
Longshore drift results in
  • The movement of water parallel to the coast
  • The movement of sand parallel to the coast
  • The formation of summertime and wintertime
    beaches
  • The reflection of waves away from the shore
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