Coastal Geography

What is the term for the wearing away of material by a moving force, such as the action of the sea?

• Erosion

• Condensation

• Precipitation

• Evaporation

What is the name for the process by which material is moved along a beach by the action of waves?

• Sideways shift

• Longshore drift

• Beach migration

• Wave transport

What is the term for the process by which small particles such as silts and clays are suspended in the flow of the water?

• Suspension

• Traction

• Solution

• Saltation

What is the name for the process by which saturated soil flows down a slope?

• Weathering

• Erosion

• Deposition

• Mud slide

What is the term for the wearing away of the land by the action of the sea?

• Volcanism

• Erosion

• Deposition

• Weathering

What is the term for the process by which material is dropped by the sea in a new location?

• Evaporation

• Condensation

• Erosion

• Deposition

What type of erosion fits the following description? Waves cause rocks and pebbles to hit into each other, causing them to break up. The edges break off, causing pebbles to become smaller and rounder.

• Solution

• Attrition

• Hydraulic Action

• Abrasion

Explain how caves, arches and stacks are formed.

Explain 2 different ways of coastal management strategies with positive and negative aspects of each

Draw and label a diagram of Longshore drift.