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WorksheetsYear 8 Coasts
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 7mins
What does coastline mean?
Where the land meets the sea
Where the land meets the sea, it is a forever changing line
Where there is a beach
Where the sea is
What controls the tide?
The moon
The sun
The moon and the sun
Mermaids
Which are types of erosion?
Suspension
Solution
Abrasion
Saltation
Headlands and bays are created because of...
layers of different rock types
it's always been like that
tides
destructive waves
'The wearing away of the landscape ' is the definition for...
Weathering
Erosion
Attrition
Abrasion
Which of these is the definition for hydraulic action?
Bits of rock and sand grind down the coast line like sandpaper
The waves smash rocks and pebbles into the shore, and each other, they break and become smoother
Acids contained in the water will dissolve some types of rock
Air may become trapped in cracks in the coast. The trapped air is compressed which weakens the rocks
What is meant by transportation?
The wearing away of the landscape
When eroded rock is moved to another place by the sea
When transported material is dropped by the sea
The breaking down of rock
Who's fault was it Johnny got stuck on the beach?
His own! What kind of 17 year old can't swim?
Nature's, it was a full moon last night making the tides more extreme after all
Jake's! He never showed up, some friend he is!
Probably a combination of the above
What are headlands usually made from?
Soft rock
Hard rock
Rock candy
Rock metal
Which is the 6th stage of headland features?
Arch
Cave
Stump
Stack
Which erosional features can you see in this photo?
Arch
Stack
Stump
Cave
How many types of transportation are there?
2
5
4
3
Which type of transportation is when 'large material like boulders are pushed and rolled along'
Suspension
Solution
Saltation
Traction
Which type of transportation bounces along the sea bed like a bouncy ball?
Suspension
Solution
Saltation
Traction
What does backwash mean (in geography terms of course)?
The water that moves up the beach at an angle
The water that flows straight back down the beach
When someone has some of your drink but the water from their mouth ends up back in the bottle
The wearing away of rock
This is a picture of a...
Spit
Bar
Tombolo
Longshore Drift
What is the name of the wind that controls the direction of longshore drift?
Strong wind
Tidal wind
Prevailing wind
Coastal wind
Which of these are depositional features?
Spits
Bars
Stacks
Caves
Which process is 'the dropping of material by the sea'?
Erosion
Transportation
Weathering
Deposition
What process causes a scene like this?
Weathering
Longshore drift
Solution
Suspension
