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- 1. Multiple Choice
Headlands and bays form along...
...discordant coasts
...concordant coasts
...distributed coasts
...dispersed coasts
- 2. Multiple Choice
Headlands and bays. More resistant rocks form...
...bays
...beaches
...headlands
...sand bars
- 3. Multiple Choice
Beaches form in bays due to...
... traction and saltation.
...an increase in wind speed.
...waves losing power due to friction.
...human interference.
- 4. Multiple Choice
What is the correct order of formation of landforms on a headland?
fault, cave, arch, stack, stump
cave, fault, arch, stack, stump
fault, arch, cave, stack, stump
fault, cave, arch, stump, stack
- 5. Multiple Choice
What is the name of the top section of the arch before it falls down?
Canopy
Roof
Ceiling
Apex
- 6. Multiple Choice
What is the main process that weakens the base of a stack before it topples over?
Attrition
Hydraulic action
Abrasion
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- 7. Multiple Choice
A wave-cut notch forms at the base of a cliff between...
...spring and autumn high tides
...the 5 and 10 meter mark
...high and low storm surge
...high and low tide mark
- 8. Multiple Choice
What is the name of the section of unsupported cliff directly above a wave-cut notch?
Overhang
Undercutting
Roof
Arch
- 9. Multiple Choice
What is the name given to a cliff face moving back and inland over time?
Cliff recession
Cliff retreat
Cliff regression
Cliff rebound
- 10. Multiple Choice
What is the name of the base of the former cliff that has been left behind after cliff erosion?
A wave-cut platform
A wave-cut flat
A wave-cut base
A wave-cut stage
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