WAVES COASTLINES AND BEACHES
This program explains the geological processes that take place where ocean meets land. Learn how erosional and depositional processes form features such as rugged coastlines, barrier islands, spits, Tombolos, wave cut terraces sea stacks and beaches. Animated sequences take you underwater to show processes underway just off the shoreline. Subjects covered include: Where and how ocean and lake waves originate, The anatomy of a wave including crest, trough, wave length and height, Erosional features associated with coastlines including wave-cut terraces, beaches, sea cliffs, sea stacks and sea arches, Depositional features associated coastlines including beaches, wave-built terraces, spits, hooks, barrier islands and berms, Shoreline profiles including offshore, shore or beach, backshore and foreshore.
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