Geography quiz 1

Define erosion?

• An area that has a lot of wind

• when waves lose energy and leave sediments along the coast

• An area of land that smells different to other places.

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

Define deposition?

• 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.

Which of these coastal landforms are created by deposition?

• beach

• stack

• cave

• wave-cut platform

Which of these coastal landforms is created by erosion?Tick any which is true.

• Cave

• cliff

• spit

• beach

Backwash is when a wave washes back down the beach. What do we call the opposite, when the wave washes up the beach?

• Longshore drift

• Swash

• constructive

• deposition

When the waves attack the base of the cliff they can undercut the overlying rock, forming what sort of feature?

• Arch

• Stack

• Raised beach

• Wave cut notch

When waves hit the cliff face they force air deeper into the cracks in the cliff face, which can weaken and lead to the erosion of this material. This form of erosion is known as what?

• Hydraulic action

• Attrition

• Saltation

• Abrasion

If a cave forms on a headland the waves may erode through to form what sort of feature?

• Stump

• Arch

• Stack

• Wave cut platform

As a wave undercuts a cliff the cliff retreats. What feature is left behind as the cliff retreats?

• Headland

• Wave cut platform

• Beach

• Blowhole

What controls the tide?

• The moon

• Mermaids

• The sun

• The moon and the sun