Year 9 coasts

Identify the type of rock found mainly in NW Scotland and Outer Hebrides

• Limestone

• Chalk

• Gneiss

• Slate

Which two statements are true for upland areas?

• Made of rock such as chalk that is easy to erode

• Made where tectonic forces have pushed up sedimentary rocks

• Made of hard rock like granite that are hard to erode

• Made of rocks that are easily weathered

What does the term Fetch refer to?

• The shape of a headland

• The distance a wave travels before it reaches land

• The movement of sediment within an ecosystem

• The time it takes for erosion to occur

State the correct characteristic for sedimentary rocks

• Made of crystals

• Formed of molten rock

• Formed in layers

• Have changed from other rocks

What form of erosion is caused by water pressure when waves hit the coast?

• Attrition

• Hydraulic action

• Solution

• Abrasion

Which of the following is a form of mass movement?

• Slumping

• Erosion

• Freeze thaw weathering

• Solution

On what rock type would you find scarp and dip slopes?

• Limestone

• Granite

• Chalk

• Gabbro

Which rock characteristic is most likely to cause flooding?

• Porous

• Scree slopes

• Impermeable

• Permeable

Which of the following land uses affects landscapes by removing natural vegetation to grow crops or keep livestock

• Forestry

• Farming

• Building houses

• Road building

With a ................................... wave, the backwash is stronger than the swash.

• destructive

• constructive

• swash

• backwash