This creates a zig-zag movement of sediment along the beach. Spits are also caused by deposition - they are features that are formed by the process of longshore drift. A spit is an extended ...
When water loses its energy, any sediment it is carrying is deposited. The build-up of deposited sediment can form different features along the coast.
Earth surface processes, landforms and sediment deposits are intimately related - involving erosion of rocks, generation of sediment, and transport and deposition of sediment through various Earth ...