Coastal Erosion L4

What is the movement of a wave down a beach known as?

• Backwash

• Swash

• Tide

• Current

What is mass movement?

• Movement of air

• Movement of water

• Movement of soil and rock

• Movement of animals

Corrosion, abrasion, hydraulic action, and attrition are examples of...?

• Weathering

• Erosion

• Deposition

• Sedimentation

What is the wearing away of land by the sea or ocean known as?

• Erosion

• Deposition

• Weathering

• Sedimentation

What is the breakdown of rock in situ known as?

• Erosion

• Weathering

• Deposition

• Sedimentation

What is mass movement?

• The movement of sediment along a beach

• The movement of water in a river

• The movement of rock and soil down a slope

• The movement of air in the atmosphere

What is the process of sediment being dropped by the sea called?

• Deposition

• Erosion

• Weathering

• Transportation

Which type of wave is associated with strong swash and weak backwash?

• Destructive wave

• Constructive wave

• Seismic wave

• Longitudinal wave

What is the term for the gradual wearing away of rock by wind, water, or other natural agents?

• Weathering

• Corrosion

• Abrasion

• Attrition

identify the geology and types of coastline shown on this map.

a

b

c

d

e

Limestone

Discordant coastline

Clay and sands

Chalk

Concordant coastline