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What is a coast?
The part of land adjoining the sea
Where rivers live
The part of land adjoining a river
A big island
Which are types of erosion?
Suspension
Solution
Traction
Saltation
What are headlands usually made from?
Soft rock
Hard rock
Rock candy
Rock metal
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
This is a picture of a...
Spit
Bar
Tombolo
Longshore Drift
What is the name of the wind that controls the direction of longshore drift?
Strong wind
Tidal wind
Prevailing wind
Coastal wind
Which of these are depositional features?
Spits
Tombolos
Stacks
Caves
Which process is 'the dropping of material by the sea'?
Erosion
Transportation
Weathering
Deposition
What process causes a scene like this?
Weathering
Longshore drift
Solution
Suspension
A destructive wave has a ____________ backwash compared to its swash.
The longer the fetch, the weaker the wave energy
True
False
Headlands and bays are created because of...
layers of different rock types
it's always been like that
tides
destructive waves
Which is an unfavourable condition for coral growing?
Strong waves
Warm temperature
Clear water
Saline water
What is the first stage for stack formation?
Notch formation
Sea cave formation
Erosion along line of weakness
Retreating of cliff
Which of these is a method to stop longshore drift?
Which topic do you want more practices on?
Tectonics
Population
Settlement
River
Development
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