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1. With a ................................... wave, the swash is stronger than the backwash

2. With a ................................... wave, the backwash is stronger than the swash

3. The movement of water up the beach after the breaking of a wave is...

4. The movement of material along a coast by waves that approach at an angle to the shore but recede straight down the beach is called..

5. It happens when the waves don't have enough energy to carry sediment

6. Which type of coastal management involves building artificial structures that try to control natural processes?

7. Sand scaping is a type of hard engineering. True or false?

• True

• False

8. The Holderness Coast is one of the fastest eroding coastlines in Europe.  It can be found in the North East of England

• True

• False

9. The Mappleton cliff is made of a ​ (a) __________.  It will therefore erode quickly, especially when saturated.

10. Where is the Holderness Coast located?

• North East England on the North Sea

• North-West Scotland on the North Sea

• North Norfolk on the North Sea

• In Cornwall on the Atlantic Ocean