WorksheetsRivers and Coasts
Total questions: 42
Worksheet time: 58mins
What is the geology of the Holderness Coastline?
Granite and boulder clay
Sandstone and chalk
Boulder clay and chalk
Limestone and chalk
Boulder clay is a resistant rock
True
False
Which of the following are found at Flamborough Head?
Sea wall
Stacks
Mass movement
Caves
Which are hard engineering strategies?
Beach nourishment
Managed retreat
Rock armour
Groynes
Why does Withernsea have so many sea defenses?
It has a very small population
It is a tourist destination
It has many farms that need protecting
Famous people live there
How do groynes prevent erosion?
They deflect the energy of the waves
They provide platforms for fishing
They trap sediment and build up the beach
They increase long shore drift
Why has erosion has increased further down the coastline?
More destructive waves are hitting the coast
The groynes at Withernsea are trapping sediment
Weathering has made the cliff softer
Animals have been trampling down the cliff
Where is the Holderness Coast located?
South Wales
Western Scotland
East Yorkshire
North Linconshire
Why do you think the North Sea brings many destructive waves?
It has a strong swash
It has very calm weather
It has a long fetch
It is very shallow
What do we call waves moving towards the coastline?
Longshore drift
Backwash
Swash
Fetch
Which are depositional landforms?
Spits
Wave-cut platforms
Beaches
Caves
Which is the correct order?
Stack, stump, cave, arch
cave, arch, stump, stack
cave, stack, arch, stump
cave, arch, stack, stump
What determines the direction of longshore drift?
The position of the moon
The prevailing wind
The fetch
The position of groynes
Which processes directly erode the coastline?
Hydraulic action
Attrition
Abrasion
Solution
Which two hard engineering strategies are used to prevent river flooding?
Channel straightening
Afforestation
Floodplain zoning
Dredging
Abrasion is
erosion due to the force of water
erosion due to sediment rubbing
erosion due to chemicals
erosion due to wind
V-shaped valleys are formed by which type of weathering?
Chemical weathering
Freeze-thaw weathering
Salt weathering
Saltation is...
Particles bounce along the river bed or sea floor
Pebbles roll along the river bed or sea floor
Particles suspended within the water
Dissolving of chemicals
Narrow, steep-sided valley that is usually found downstream from a waterfall
Floodplain
Interlocking spurs
V-shaped valley
Gorge
A waterfall is created because of ...
layers of hard and soft rock
the force of gravity
deforestation
deposition
A meander is best described as ...
A straight section of the river.
The place where rivers meet the sea.
A section of the river that joins another river.
A winding section of a river.
Which of the following is not a cause of flooding?
Relief
Weather
Height
Deforestation
Which of the following is not an effect of flooding?
Death
Loss of Property
Heavy rainfall
Erosion
Which of the following was a social effect of the Somerset floods?
Estimated cost of £10 million
Over 600 homes flooded
Floodwaters contaminated
Over 1000 livestock had to be evacuated
What was an environmental effect of the Somerset floods?
Over 1000 livestock had to be evacuated
Estimated damage of £10 million
Residents evacuated to temporary accommodation
Floodwaters were heavily contaminated with sewage
Which two reasons suggest that the Holderness coastline needs protecting?
Much of the town is built on hard rock like chalk
Much of the town is built on soft clay which erodes easily
It has lots of factories that produce lots of goods
It has a long north-easterly fetch which creates powerful waves
How is relief shown on a map?
Lines of latitude
Grid references
Lines of best fit
Contour lines
Which processes lead to the formation of a spit.
Erosion and deposition
Weathering and erosion
Weathering and transportation
Transportation and deposition
Which of following are the correct topics on paper 1?
Coasts, Rivers, Urban Change, Tectonic Hazards, Ecosystems
Tectonic Hazards, Climate Change, Weather Hazards, The Living World, Coasts, Rivers
Urban Issues and Challenges, Weather Hazards, Ecosystems, Rivers
Tectonic Hazards, Issue Evaluation, The Living World, Coasts and Rivers
Which is our flooding case study for Weather Hazards?
Lake District 2005
Somerset 2013
London 2011
Llanwrst 2012
Which is our coastal protection case study?
Holderness
Llanwrst N.Wales
Somerset
Dorset
When did the Somerset floods occur?
2008-2009
2013-2014
2015-2016
2009-2010
Which of the following is a soft engineering strategy used at the coast?
Groynes
Crib wall and rock armour
Beach nourishment
Breakwater
