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- 1. Multiple Choice
What is a coast?
The part of land adjoining the sea
Where rivers live
The part of land adjoining a river
A big island
- 2. Multiple Choice
Which are types of erosion?
Suspension
Solution
Traction
Saltation
- 3. Multiple Choice
What are headlands usually made from?
Soft rock
Hard rock
Rock candy
Rock metal
- 4. Multiple Choice
What does backwash mean (in geography terms of course)?
The water that moves up the beach at an angle
The water that recedes from the beach
When someone gurgles salt water
The wearing away of rock
- 5. Multiple Choice
This is a picture of a...
Spit
Bar
Tombolo
Longshore Drift
- 6. Multiple Choice
What is the name of the wind that controls the direction of longshore drift?
Strong wind
Tidal wind
Prevailing wind
Coastal wind
- 7. Multiple Choice
Which of these are depositional features?
Spits
Tombolos
Stacks
Caves
- 8. Multiple Choice
Which process is 'the dropping of material by the sea'?
Erosion
Transportation
Weathering
Deposition
- 9. Multiple Choice
What process causes a scene like this?
Weathering
Longshore drift
Solution
Suspension
- 10. Fill in the Blank
A destructive wave has a ____________ backwash compared to its swash.
- 11. Multiple ChoiceWaves are created by windTrueFalse
- 12. Multiple Choice
The longer the fetch, the weaker the wave energy
True
False
- 13. Multiple ChoiceThe type of erosion that occurs when pebbles bang togetherAbrasionAttritionHydraulic actionSolution
- 14. Multiple Choice
Headlands and bays are created because of...
layers of different rock types
it's always been like that
tides
destructive waves
- 15. Multiple Choice
Which is an unfavourable condition for coral growing?
Strong waves
Warm temperature
Clear water
Saline water
- 16. Multiple Choice
What is the first stage for stack formation?
Notch formation
Sea cave formation
Erosion along line of weakness
Retreating of cliff
- 17. Multiple Choice
Which of these is a method to stop longshore drift?
- 18. Poll
Which topic do you want more practices on?
Tectonics
Population
Settlement
River
Development
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