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it doesnt 'work' first of all though i shall tell you what happens!
sand is carried as the tide comes in it goes out straight and pushed back to shore diagonally.
like this |/|/|/|/|/
unless groynes are put in not like groins!!!! GROYNES
when there is a strong swash there will be a weak backwash leaving rubbish on the beach.
when there is a weak swash there will be strong back wash taking rubbish away that is long shore drift,
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How do groynes stop continental drift?
They don't. Groynes inhibit longshore drift. Longshore drift occurs when currents develop parallel to a shoreline as a result of wave action, carrying sediment with them. Groynes catch sediment and interfere with these currents. Continental drift, a part of plate tectonics, is a completely unrelated process.
What is a movement of sediments along a beach shore called?
longshore drift
How are sand and gravel particles moved along the ocean bottom?
Sand is gradually carried down the beach by Longshore Drift.
What is short shore drift?
Short shore drift consists of the transportation of sediment (clay, silt, sand and shingle) along a coast at an angle to the shoreline, which is dependent on prevailing wind direction, swash and backwash. This process occurs in the littoral zone, and in or close to the surf zone. The process is also known as short shore transport or littoral drift.Short shore drift is influenced by numerous aspects of the coastal system, with processes that occur within the surf zone largely influencing the deposition and erosion of sediments. Short shore currents can generate oblique breaking waves which result in short shore transport.Short shore drift can generally be defined in terms of the systems within the surf zone as seen in figure 1. This figure shows that sediment transport along the shore and surf zone is influenced by the swash (occurs in the direction of prevailing wind), which moves the pebble up the beach at the angle of the waves, and moves the pebble back down the beach due to the influence of gravity.Short shore drift affects numerous sediment sizes as it works in slightly different ways depending on the sediment (e.g. the difference in long shore drift of sediments from a sandy beach to that of sediments from a shingle beach). Sand is largely affected by the oscillatory force of breaking waves, the motion of sediment due to the impact of breaking waves and bed shear from long shore current. Whereas because shingle beaches are much steeper than sandy ones, plunging breakers are more likely to form, causing the majority of long shore transport to occur in the swash zone, due to a lack of surf zone.
Is long shore drift evidence of constructive or destructive waves?
Longshore drift is evidence of constructive waves. Constructive waves carry and deposit sediment along the coastline, resulting in the movement of sand and material parallel to the shore. This process helps build up beaches and create landforms such as spits and barrier islands.
What kinds of landforms do long shore drift and long shore currents produce?
Spits are formed when longshore drift travels past a point where the dominant drift direction and shoreline do not veer in the same direction.
The movement of sand along the beach is called?
long-shore drift
What kinds of landforms do long shore drifts and long shore currents produce?
Spits are formed when longshore drift travels past a point where the dominant drift direction and shoreline do not veer in the same direction.
Is longshore drift the cause or effect of a longshore current?
Longshore drift is the process of sediment moving along a beach due to wave action. It is driven by the longshore current, which is a current that flows parallel to the shoreline. Therefore, longshore drift is the result or effect of a longshore current.
How was studland bay formed?
throught the processes of long shore drift and transportation & deposition
What kind of landforms do long shore drift and long shore currents produce?
Longshore drift and longshore currents can produce landforms such as spits, tombolos, barrier islands, and sand dunes. These landforms are typically found along coasts with significant wave action and sediment movement.
Why does long shore drift only happen in some parts of the coast?
Because it does okay! Well i need the answer to this as well :(
What is the direction of the long shore drift?
The direction of longshore drift is typically parallel to the coastline. It moves sediment and materials along the shoreline in a zigzag pattern due to the angle of incoming waves.
The movement of sand parallel to the shore?
longshore drift
What moves sand along the shore?
longshore drift
What are some devices that work due to waves?
Devices: Wave power generators. Groynes. Natural processes: Long-shore drift.
When does long-shore drift occur?
Longshore drift or laminar flow occurs along beachs where the surf comes in at a horizontal angle to the beach. If the beach runs North-South, and the waves come in from the Southwest, you're likely to experience longshore drift to the North.
