Destructive waves are best for...

...a relaxing swim at the beach

The wearing away of land, removal of beach rocks/sand by water or wind.

When waves lose energy and leave sediments / sand along a coast.

An area of land that smells different to other places.

An area that has a lot of wind.

When waves lose energy and leave sediments / sand along a coast.

The wearing away of land, removal of beach rocks/sand by water or wind.

An area of land that smells different to other places.

An area that has a lot of wind.

What are destructive 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.

What are constructive waves?

Long and low waves, beginning far out in the sea, with a smooth gentle landing.

Waves that are tall and frequent, crashing into shoreline, digging out chunks.

The circular movement caused by wind and gravity fighting.

When people wave their hand to aggresively destroy things.

What would be the best thing to help preserve a sand dune?

Plant vegetation on the sand dune to hold it in place.

Put a sign up telling people to stop stealing stand.

Abrasion occurs when?

Little rocks get picked up by the waves and smashed on to the cliffs

Small rocks are smashed against each other, making smaller rocks.

Chemicals in the sea water dissolve the rocks

At low tide when animals enter the coastal environment.

Attrition occurs when?

Small rocks are smashed against each other, making smaller rocks.

Little rocks get picked up by the waves and smashed on to the cliffs

Chemicals in the sea water dissolve the rocks

At low tide when animals enter the coastal environment.

Seawalls protect the coast from erosion by...

reflecting waves back out to sea

fault line or line of weakness in the cliff face

Sediments & Coastlines TEST_vA

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2 mins • 1 pt

What is the origin of this sediment? (satellite image of a river draining into an ocean)

Lithogenous

Biogenous

Hydrogenous

Cosmogenous

Sediment that is comprised of more than 30% of the broken down shells of organisms is known as what?

slime

ooze

tektite

clay

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

Which of the following sediment types has the smallest grain size?

clay

silt

sand

granule

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

This sediment type is the LEAST prevalent on the ocean floor.

biogenous sediment

hydrogenous sediment

lithogenous sediment

cosmogenous sediment

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

Neritic sediments are found on the

continental shelf

abyssal plain

continental rise

undersea volcanoes

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

Which of the following is a hydrogenous sediment?

diatomaceous earth

silt

tektites

manganese nodules

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

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What is the origin of this sediment? These are tiny shells called "tests."

Lithogenous

Biogenous

Hydrogenous

Cosmogenous

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Sediments & Coastlines TEST_vA

What is the origin of this sediment? (satellite image of a river draining into an ocean)

Sediment that is comprised of more than 30% of the broken down shells of organisms is known as what?

Which of the following sediment types has the smallest grain size?

This sediment type is the LEAST prevalent on the ocean floor.

Neritic sediments are found on the

Which of the following is a hydrogenous sediment?

What is the origin of this sediment? These are tiny shells called "tests."

Constructive waves are best for...

Destructive waves are best for...

Which of the following is not a factor affecting wave height?

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