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WorksheetsCoastal Catch up
Total questions: 13
Worksheet time: 7mins
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Class
Date
1.
Erosion caused by waves hitting the shore is known as
a)
Hydraulic Action
b)
Corrasion
c)
Corrosion
d)
Pot-holing
2.
When waves cause rocks and pebbles to smash into each other, which breaks them down into smaller and smaller pieces it is called
a)
Attrition
b)
Corrasion
c)
Corrosion
d)
Hydraulic Action
3.
When swash is stronger than backwash it creates a
a)
Constructive wave
b)
Destructive wave
c)
Water layer weathering
d)
Plunging wave
4.
This beach is the result of
a)
Destructive waves
b)
Constructive waves
c)
Longshore drift
d)
Erosion
5.
This beach is the result of
a)
Destructive waves
b)
Constructive waves
c)
Longshore drift
d)
Erosion
6.
This is
a)
Longshore Drift
b)
Nearshore currents
c)
Attrition
d)
Undertow
7.
This is
a)
Longshore Drift
b)
Nearshore currents
c)
Attrition
d)
Undertow
8.
This is a
a)
Headland
b)
Stack
c)
Arch
d)
Bay
9.
This is a
a)
Headland
b)
Stack
c)
Arch
d)
Bay
10.
This is a
a)
Natural bridge and an arch
b)
Natural bridge and a stack
c)
A stack and an arch
d)
A cave and a natural bridge
11.
This began as
a)
An arch
b)
A cave
c)
A stack
d)
A natural bridge
12.
This is a
a)
Bayhead beach
b)
Bayside beach
c)
Spit
d)
Tombolo
13.
This is a
a)
Stack
b)
Arch
c)
Wave cut platform
d)
Blowhole
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