ARK Coasts and Rivers Revision AQA Geography GCSE

Front

How could a constructive wave be described?

Back

Powerful swash

Front

The distance the wind blows across water is known as what?

Back

Fetch, The fetch

Front

The process whereby slightly acidic rainwater causes rocks to gradually dissolve is known as what?

Back

Chemical weathering

Front

The 'sandpapering' effect of pebbles grinding over surfaces is known as what?

Back

Abrasion

Front

Which term means the 'bouncing' of particles too heavy to be suspended?

Back

Saltation

Front

The movement of sediment along a beach in a characteristic 'zigzag' pattern is known as what?

Back

Longshore Drift

Front

True or False - a headland is eroded from less resistant rock?

Back

False

Front

What landform is created when a stack is eroded?

Back

Stump

Front

What feature may form in the sheltered water behind a coastal spit?

Back

saltmarsh, saltmarshes

Front

Waves are created by wind.

Back

True