Coastal Erosion Quiz

What is swash?

• The movement of waves rolling off the beach

• The movement of waves rolling up onto the beach

• The distance the wave has travelled

• A type of wave

What is backwash?

• The movement of waves rolling off the beach

• The movement of waves rolling up onto the beach

• The distance the wave has travelled

• A type of wave

Pick the odd one out...

• Biological

• Corrosion

• Attrition

• Abrasion

The distance a wave has travelled is known as...

• Prevailing wind

• Erosion

• Friction

• Fetch

What are the two types of wave?

• Constructive

• Conservative

• Deconstructive

• Destructive

What is erosion?

• The movement of sediment along the coastline

• The wearing away of rock and sediment over time

• A type of wave

• The formation of a wave (wind + distance)

The power of the waves breaking rock apart is known as...

• Hydronic Action

• Hydrological Action

• Hydraulic Action

• Hydro Power

The motion of rocks being thrown at the cliff by the waves is known as...

• Attrition

• Abrasion

• Solution

• Erosion

Name one type of coastal erosion.

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If rocks or soil is changed or broken, but stays where it is, it is called__________.

• Deposition

• Erosion

• Hydraulic Action

• Weathering