Unit 4 - Coasts

What is a coast?

• The part of land adjoining the sea

• Where rivers live

• The part of land adjoining a river

• A big island

Where are coasts located around the world?

• On the edge of the continents
• At every latitude 10 degrees 
• In Australia
• South America, Antarctica, Australia, Africa, North America

What controls the tide?

• The moon

• The sun

• The moon and the sun

• Mermaids

Which are types of erosion?

• Suspension

• Solution

• Abrasion

• Saltation

What are headlands usually made from?

• Soft rock

• Hard rock

• Rock candy

• Rock metal

What does backwash mean (in geography terms of course)?

• The water that moves up the beach at an angle

• The water that recedes from the beach

• When someone gurgles salt water

• The wearing away of rock

This is a picture of a...

• Spit

• Bar

• Tombolo

• Longshore Drift

What is the name of the wind that controls the direction of longshore drift?

• Strong wind

• Tidal wind

• Prevailing wind

• Coastal wind

Which of these are depositional features?

• Spits

• Bars

• Stacks

• Caves

Which process is 'the dropping of material by the sea'?

• Erosion

• Transportation

• Weathering

• Deposition