Year 8 - West Cumbria's Coast (36qs)

What causes bigger waves? (pick 2)

• Stronger winds e.g. storms

• Longer fetch

• Shorter fetch

• Weaker winds

The biggest and most powerful waves are found in the south and west of the UK, because the _______ wind direction is from the south-west.

When a wave breaks, the water that rushes up the beach is called the _______.

• swash

• backwash

• fetch

• drift

What is the term for the water that runs back down the beach due to gravity?

• swash

• backwash

• fetch

• drift

Destructive waves tend to be more _______ and have a larger backwash than swash.

• weaker

• powerful

Constructive waves tend to have a stronger ________ which means they build up beaches.

• swash

• backwash

Which process involves waves crashing into cliffs, forcing air and water into the cracks?

• Hydraulic action

• Abrasion

• Attrition

• Solution

What is the process called when pieces of rock are hurled at the cliff by waves, wearing it away like sandpaper?

• Hydraulic action

• Abrasion

• Attrition

• Solution

When rocks knock into each other getting smaller, smoother, and more rounded, it is called _______.

• Hydraulic action

• Abrasion

• Attrition

• Solution

Some minerals in rocks dissolve in water. This process is known as _______.

• Hydraulic action

• Abrasion

• Attrition

• Solution