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- 1. Multiple Choice
What is responsible for creating most of the waves in the ocean?
Movements of large sea creatures deep down
Container ships carrying goods between continents
The gravitational pull of the moon
The frictional contact of winds blowing over the ocean
- 2. Multiple Choice
This is a
Headland
Stack
Arch
Bay
- 3. Multiple ChoiceWhich of these coastal landforms is created by erosion?CaveTomboloBeachSpit
- 4. Multiple ChoiceThis is aStackArchWave cut platformBlowhole
- 5. Multiple ChoiceWhich of these coastal landforms are created by deposition?CaveStackBeachWave cut platform
- 6. Multiple ChoiceWhat is the erosional process in which rocks are pushed by waves up against the headland, eroding the cliff face further?Hydraulic action.Abrasion.Attrition.Solution.
- 7. Multiple ChoiceWhat is swash?Water that runs back into the ocean.Water that falls forward and moves up the shore.Tug of war between the drag of the wind and pull of gravity.Swirling of water in an area.
- 8. Multiple Choice
What are destructive waves?
Waves that are tall and frequent, crashing into shoreline, digging out chunks of the shore.
Long and low waves, beginning far out in the sea, with a smooth gentle landing.
The circular movement caused by wind and gravity fighting.
When people wave their hand to aggresively destroy things.
- 9. Multiple ChoiceWhat are constructive waves?Waves that are tall and frequent, crashing into shoreline, digging out chunks.Long and low waves, beginning far out in the sea, with a smooth gentle landing.The circular movement caused by wind and gravity fighting.When people wave their hand to aggresively destroy things.
- 10. Multiple ChoiceThe movement of material along a coast by waves that approach at an angle to the shore but recede straight down the beach is called...Longshore driftSwashBackwashRecession
- 11. Multiple ChoiceWhat is the first stage of a stack forming from a head land?Cracks erode to form a cave.Hydraulic action creates small cracks in the headland/cliff face.The cave becomes wider and deeper.The waves cut through the cave and form an arch.
- 12. Multiple Choice
Different seasons can affect the rate of coastal erosion
True
False
- 13. Multiple Choice
What factors affect the rate of coastal erosion?
Storm surges
The rotation of the earth
The prevailing wind direction
The amount of fish in the sea
- 14. Multiple Choice
Rising sea levels can affect the rate of coastal erosion
True
False
- 15. Multiple Choice
When a spit connects to another headland it becomes a what?
A lagoon
A ley
A bay
A bar
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