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- 1. Multiple Choice
These rocks are likely to be a result of..
solution
attrition
abrasion
hydraulic action
- 2. Fill in the Blank
This feature is a sand
- 3. Multiple Choice
Constructive waves have strong backwash and weak swash
True
False
- 4. Multiple Choice
What is this erosional feature?
Canyon
Lagoon
Bay
Wave cut platform
- 5. Multiple Choice
Identify the landform in this photo
Sea cave
Sea Spit
Sand Bar
Tombolo
- 6. Multiple Choice
Which of the following geographical term means the wind which predominantly blows over a period of time?
Wind speed
Monsoon
Prevailing wind
Fetch
- 7. Multiple Choice
Which of the following is NOT a type of coastal erosional processes?
Solution
Saltation
Hydraulic Action
Attrition
- 8. Multiple Choice
How do you call the exposed coasts where the rocks are jutting out into the sea?
Bay
Stacks
Coasts
Headlands
- 9. Fill in the Blank
Waves moving up the coast is known as
- 10. Fill in the Blank
Longshore drift is how the sea ________ material
- 11. Multiple Choice
The strength of the wave is dependent on ... (click all suitable options.)
wave direction
wind speed
fetch
wind duration
- 12. Multiple Choice
The process when rock particles knock against the base of the cliff causing parts of the cliff to breakdown.
Attrition
Solution
Hydraulic Action
Abrasion
- 13. Multiple Choice
Air is trapped the cracks of cliffs by the force incoming waves. The pressure buildup causes the joints to weaken and rocks to shatter.
Abrasion
Attrition
Hydraulic Action
Solution
- 14. Multiple Choice
Define the term "erosion"
The destruction of a coastline
The build up of minerals and sand
The wearing away and breakdown of rocks and material
Forming landforms
- 15. Multiple Choice
Constructive waves create beaches
False
True
- 16. Multiple Choice
This erosional landform is a..
Cave
Wave cut platform
Tombolo
Sea stack
- 17. Multiple Choice
During longshore drift the swash is pushed up the beach by
the fetch
the waves
the prevailing wind
gravity
- 18. Multiple Choice
Groynes are used to..
Stop people coming on to the beach
Stop erosion
Stop the movement of material by longshore drift
To stop people leaving their boats there
- 19. Multiple Choice
Complete this sentence: waves..
are dangerous
are important
are the main force that shapes our coastline
are not important
- 20. Fill in the Blank
This is a diagram of a ___________ wave
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