AQA GCSE Geography · 8035
Specification 3.1.3.2 · Paper 1
Revise: Erosional and Depositional LandformsDeposition occurs when moving water or wind loses the energy needed to carry sediment, building features such as beaches and dunes.
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GCSE Geography · key term
An accumulation of sand or shingle deposited along the shore.
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Specification 3.1.3.2 · Paper 1
Revise: Erosional and Depositional LandformsDeposition occurs when moving water or wind loses the energy needed to carry sediment, building features such as beaches and dunes.
Specification 1.4 · Paper 1
Bays often contain beaches because their sheltered conditions favour deposition. However, a beach is not necessary for an inlet to be a bay. This connects the two sides of coastal change: erosion creates the inlet, while deposition may build a beach within it.
For longshore drift, distinguish angled swash from backwash flowing straight down the beach under gravity.
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Paper 2
An accumulation of sand or shingle deposited along the shoreline.
Revise: Coastal Transportation and Depositional LandformsWaves and currents also move sediment and deposit it elsewhere, building beaches, spits and bars. Sediment includes loose sand, shingle and finer particles. It can reach the coast from eroding cliffs, rivers or neighbouring stretches of shoreline.
Specification 3.2a · Paper 1, Paper 3
An accumulation of deposited sand, shingle or other sediment along a shoreline.
Revise: Coastal Landforms: Erosional and Depositional FeaturesErosion removes material from the coast; deposition builds features from transported material. These processes are connected: sediment released by erosion can later help build a beach or spit.