🏖️ Part 1: What is Coastal Deposition?

1. What does the sea drop on the beach?

Sand and pebbles

Fish and crabs

Boats and shells

2. When waves slow down, they _______ things on the beach.

pick up

drop

break

3. Tick all the things waves can drop on beaches:

Sand

Mud

Pebbles

Cars

4. Fill in the missing word:

Coastal deposition happens when waves _______ sand and rocks on the shore.

Word bank: drop, eat, fly

🏝️ Part 2: Beach Landforms

5. What is a sandy area by the sea called?

A mountain

A beach

A forest

6. A spit is a long piece of _______ that sticks out into the water.

rock

sand

grass

7. Draw a simple beach. Show where the sand meets the water:

8. Complete this sentence:

Beaches are made when waves drop _______ and _______ on the shore.

🌊 Part 3: How Are Beaches Made?

9. Put these steps in order by writing 1, 2, 3:

_____ Waves drop sand on the shore

_____ Waves pick up sand from the sea bed

_____ A beach is formed

10. Explain in simple words: How do waves make a beach?

11. Why do you think beaches have different sizes of stones and sand?

Coastal Deposition Basics

Coastal Deposition Basics

🏖️ Part 1: What is Coastal Deposition?

🏝️ Part 2: Beach Landforms

🌊 Part 3: How Are Beaches Made?

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