Part one of term paper
Beach Formation in California coast Beaches are dynamic landforms altered by wind and waves in a continual process of creation and erosion. Seasonal cycles of sand deposition and loss dramatically affect the appearance of beaches from summer to winter. Wide and gently sloping in summer, they become steep-fronted and narrow in winter, and cam ...

Part two of term paper
... are built to great widths by sediments washed to the sea by episodic floods, gradually eroding until the next major flood replenishes the sand. Beach formation begins as eroded continental material--sand, gravel, and cobble fragments--is washed to sea by streams and rivers. Two separate processes result in the deposit of this sand and sediment on the shore. Most sediment is suspended in sea water and transported along the coast by the longshore current, a stream of water flowing parallel to the ...