Coasts key terms (part 1: basics)

Which erosion process occurs when pebbles scrape cliffs?

• Attrition

• Abrasion

• Hydraulic action

• Solution

With coastal erosion process has no direct impact on landforms but makes pebbles smaller, rounder and smoother?

• Attrition

• Abrasion

• Solution

• Hydraulic action

Which erosion process occurs when water and enter enter cracks in cliffs then expand when the pressure is released, causing the cracks to expand in size?

• Hydraulic action

• Abrasion

• Attrition

• Solution

Which erosion process occurs when material is dissolved?

• Attrition

• Abrasion

• Solution

• Hydraulic action

Which type of weathering is freeze-thaw action

• Biological

• Physical

• Chemical

• All three

Which beach type is steeper?

• Constructive

• Destructive

What is the name for the transportation process found on coasts?

• Longshore drift

• Longshore float

• Shortwave drift

• Shortwave float

Which type of weathering is caused by burrowing animals and tree roots

• Biological

• Physical

• Chemical

• All three

Which term means the distance waves have travelled combined with the strength of wind generating the waves

• Fetch

• Summon

• Retrieve

• Conveyance

Waves moving up the beach are called swash they come at an angle due to...

• The angle of longshore drift

• The angle of prevailing wind

• The angle of ship anchorage

• The angle of the cliff line