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Coastal Processes and Landforms Quiz

Authored by Lynne McGuinness

Geography

9th Grade

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Coastal Processes and Landforms Quiz
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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the term for water moving up the slope of a beach as a wave breaks?

Swash

Backwash

Erosion

Slump

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which of the following best describes backwash?

Water moving up the beach

Water travelling down the slope of a beach under the force of gravity

The wearing away of material by a moving force

The breakdown of rock in their original position

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which three aspects of wind affect the size and power of a wave?

Speed, distance, time

Temperature, humidity, pressure

Direction, altitude, speed

Distance, temperature, pressure

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the main difference between constructive and destructive waves?

Constructive waves erode material, destructive waves deposit material

Constructive waves are tall and narrow, destructive waves are low and wide

Constructive waves deposit material, destructive waves erode material

Constructive waves have powerful backwash, destructive waves have weak backwash

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which process involves the breakdown of rock in their original position?

Erosion

Mass movement

Weathering

Deposition

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is freeze-thaw weathering?

Pressure from growing salt crystals in cracks

Acidic rainwater dissolving calcium in rocks

Pressure from repeated freezing and thawing of water in cracks, breaking off pieces of rock

The downhill movement of weathered material

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which type of weathering is caused by acidic rainwater dissolving calcium in rocks such as limestone and chalk?

Freeze-thaw

Salt

Carbonation

Slump

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