The Belgian Coast quizz

Why do humans shape their space? (several answers)

• To access resources

• To expose themselves to natural and technological risks

• To access different functions of the space (leisure, trade, education,...)

• To strengthen the unequal distribution of wealth among the humans

• To protect themselves from natural and technological risks.

How many sea resorts does the Belgian coast count?

• 10

• 12

• 9

• 13

How long is the Belgian coast?

• 64km

• 57km

• 56km

• 67km

Which countries border the North Sea?

• France

  Belgium

  Germany

  The UK

  Danemark

  Sweeden

  The Netherlands

• France

  Belgium

  Germany

  The UK

  Danemark

  Norway

  The Netherlands

• Belgium

  Germany

  The UK

  Danemark

  Sweeden

  The Netherlands

  Finland

• France

  Belgium

  Germany

  The UK

  Ireland

  Sweeden

  The Netherlands

Where does the majority of the sand originate from?

• The deserts

• The bottom of the Oceans

• The seas

• The mountains

What is the name of the whole process through which a rock becomes a sand grain?

• The graining

• The grinding

• The erosion

• The sanding

What animal chews on coral, digests it and then rejects tiny white grains of it?

• The carribean turtle

• The sea star

• the exotic fish

• the parrot fish

What major role do the waves play in the beach formation?

• They keep eroding the sand grains

• They bring the sand from the seabed onto the beach

• The level the sand on the beach

• They take the sand from the beach to the seabed.

What causes the tides?

Why is there two tides cycles per day?

• There are only 2 tides cycles per days when the Sun and the Moon are on different sides of the Earth.

• Because the Moon and the Sun attract the water on both sides of the Earth.

• Because the Sun has a greater tidal force than the Moon

• Because when the water bulges toward the Moon, the Earth experiences a squeeze, thus producing a second bulge opposite to the first one.