littoral zone

• the 4 areas of the littoral zone

  backshore, foreshore, nearshore, offshore
• define backshore


  the area above the high tide mark affected by waves only in storm events
• define foreshore


  the area between the high tide line and low tide line
• define nearshore


  shallower water beyond the low tide mark to where the waves begin to break
• define offshore


  deeper water where the waves break and ends when the waves no longer interact with the sea bed
• what does dynamic zone mean

  it is a zone which is constantly changing due to various inputs of matter and energy
• inputs of matter


  river, offshore, cliffs, adjacent coast, coastal management
• inputs of energy


  wind, rain, solar, waves, gravity
• processes in the littoral zone

  erosion, transport, deposition, weathering, mass movement, plant succession, coastal management
• outputs in the littoral zone (landforms)

  erosional, depositional, mass movement + weathering