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Coastal Deposition Summary Checklist

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Coastal Deposition Summary Checklist

Read the coastal field note and complete each task. Use the checklist at the end to reflect on what you can explain.

A field note from the coast

At a sheltered bay, waves carry sand and small pebbles along the shore. When the water loses energy, it drops some of this material. This laying down of sediment is called deposition. Over many tides, deposited material can build up to form or enlarge a beach. Strong waves may carry sediment away again, so beaches can change shape and size.

1.In the field note, what does the word deposition mean?
2.Choose the best explanation: why might a wave drop some of its sand and pebbles?
  • The water loses energy and slows down.
  • The water becomes warmer.
  • The shore pulls the sediment out of the wave.
3.Complete the sentence: Sand and small pebbles carried by waves are examples of .
4.True or false? Deposition happens when waves pick up sediment and carry it away from the beach.
TrueFalse
5.Put these stages in order by writing 1, 2 and 3: ___ waves drop sediment; ___ waves carry sediment; ___ the beach builds up over many tides.
6.A coastal ranger finds that a beach has gained a layer of sand after many calm tides. Explain how deposition could have caused this change.
7.A visitor says, “Beaches never change once they have formed.” Use the field note to explain why this is not always true.
8.Tick each statement that is correct about coastal deposition.
  • It is the laying down of sediment.
  • It can help build up a beach.
  • It only happens when waves are carrying sediment away.
  • It may happen again and again over many tides.
9.Write one sentence explaining coastal deposition to a younger pupil. Include the words waves, sediment and beach.

My learning checklist

Tick a statement when you can do it without help.

10.I can define deposition, describe how waves deposit sediment and explain how this can change a beach. Which statement best describes your learning?
  • I can explain all three ideas.
  • I can explain some of the ideas.
  • I need more practice.

3 printable pages

  • Coastal Deposition Summary Checklist, page 1 of 3: A field note from the coast

    Page 1

  • Coastal Deposition Summary Checklist, page 2 of 3: 5. Put these stages in order by writing 1, 2 and 3: ___ waves drop sediment; ___

    Page 2

  • Coastal Deposition Summary Checklist, page 3 of 3: My learning checklist

    Page 3

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