Coasts AQA Geography GCSE

How could a constructive wave be described?

• Powerful swash

• Powerful backwash

• Steep waves

• Destroy beaches

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

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

• Biological weathering

• Mechanical weathering

• Salt weathering

• Chemical weathering

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

• Corrasion

• Abrasion

• Attrition

• Freeze-thaw action

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

• Solution

• Suspension

• Saltation

• Traction

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

• Coastal erosion

• Longshore Drift

• Saltmarsh

• Mudflat

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

• True

• False

A stack is a landform of coastal erosion. What landform is created when a stack is eroded?

• Cave

• Arch

• Stump

• Secondary Stack

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

Which of the following are examples of hard engineering coastal management?

• Sea wall

• Groynes

• Beach nourishment

• Rock armour