Coastal Processes and its Effects

Which is a factor in the formation of coastlines?

• TIDE

• SUN

• ANIMALS

• SALT CONTENT

What is the coastal process where rocks and soil are worn away and transported by wind or wave?

• Transportation

• Deposition

• Weathering

• Erosion

What do you call the disturbance on the surface of the water caused by wind or tides?

• Erosion

• Wave

• Submersion

• Storm

Which refers to the movement of the eroded material like sand or pebbles?

• Weathering

• Deposition

• Transportation

• Erosion

Which is NOT a key factor affecting erosion of the coastline?

• Rock type

• Rock structure

• Type of wave

• Weather condition

Which coastal process happens when sediments or eroded materials are added or accumulated to a land?

• Transportation

• Deposition

• Weathering

• Erosion

Which process happens when waves pick up beach materials, throw them at the base of a cliff and erode it slowly?

• Corrasion

• Abrasion

• Attrition

• Corrosion

Which is a form of erosion where rock debris collide together making rocks smoother, rounder and smaller in size?

• Abrasion

• Hydraulic action

• Attrition

• Corrasion

Which process happens when salts and acids in sea water react with rocks, slowly dissolving them away?

• Hydraulic Action

• Corrosion/Solution

• Abrasion

• Attrition

Which process happens when breaking waves containing sediment fragments erode the shoreline?

• Attrition

• Corrosion/Solution

• Abrasion

• Hydraulic Action