Think of the beach. Waves roll in and take sand, sand goes into the ocean and gets caught into currents and eventually settles somewhere in a river or something.
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Erosion occurs when waves pick up sediment and move it along the coastline. Deposition happens when waves deposit this sediment in a different location. Both processes are interconnected: erosion can lead to deposition as the waves lose energy and drop sediment, helping to shape and change the coastal landscape over time.
Beaches can experience both deposition and erosion. Deposition occurs when sand and sediment are deposited on the beach by waves and currents, building up the beach. Erosion occurs when waves and currents remove sand and sediment from the beach, causing it to shrink or erode.
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Barrier islands are primarily formed by deposition, where sediments such as sand and gravel are deposited by ocean currents and waves. Erosion can also contribute to their shape and size over time, but the main process driving their formation is deposition.
A sea arch is formed by erosion, not deposition. It is created by the continuous action of waves eroding the rock from both sides of a headland, eventually forming an arch.
A beach is formed by both erosion and deposition. Waves erode the coastline by picking up and moving sand and sediment, which then gets deposited along the shoreline to create a beach. Erosion and deposition processes continually shape beaches over time.