Coastal Landscapes

The landforms of coastal landscapes are formed by:

• erosion and deposition

• volcanic activity

• glacial movements

• tectonic shifts

Which of the following is a geomorphic process?

• Erosion

• Photosynthesis

• Respiration

• Transpiration

What is the distance of ocean over which the wind blows called?

• Swash

• Fetch

• Backwash

• Constructive wave

When a wave breaks, water is washed up to the beach. This is known as the _______.

• swash

• backwash

• tide

• current

What occurs when the water flows back to sea?

• Swash

• Fetch

• Backwash

• Destructive wave

When the swash is greater than the backwash, what type of wave is formed?

• Destructive wave

• Constructive wave

• Fetch

• Backwash

What continuously changes coasts?

• Tides

• Mountains

• Rivers

• Deserts

Waves can be _______ (building the beach) or _______ (removing sediment from the beach).

• Waves can be constructive (building the beach) or destructive (removing sediment from the beach).

• Waves can be strong (building the beach) or weak (removing sediment from the beach).

• Waves can be high (building the beach) or low (removing sediment from the beach).

• Waves can be fast (building the beach) or slow (removing sediment from the beach).

What transports sediment along the coastline?

• Longshore drift

• Wind

• Tides

• Rain

The definition of Backwash is:

• The backward flow of water caused by the action of waves.

• A type of hair treatment.

• A method of cleaning teeth.

• A style of swimming.