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Waves and coastal erosion MBA

Total questions: 28

Worksheet time: 14mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Waves are generated by

a)

wind blowing over water

b)

sun blowing on the sea

c)

tidal movements

d)

rotation of the Earth

2.
Which of these coastal landforms are created by deposition?
a)
Cave
b)
Stack
c)
Beach
d)
Wave cut platform
3.
What type of Landform do you think London Bridge in Port Campbell would be?
a)
Stack
b)
Tombolo
c)
Arch
d)
Headland
4.
What is the first stage of a stack forming from a head land?
a)
Cracks erode to form a cave.
b)
Hydraulic action creates small cracks in the headland/cliff face.
c)
The cave becomes wider and deeper.
d)
The waves cut through the cave and form an arch.
5.
What is the erosional process in which rocks are pushed by waves up against the headland, eroding the cliff face further?
a)
Hydraulic action.
b)
Abrasion.
c)
Attrition.
d)
Solution.
6.
What is swash?
a)
Water that runs back into the ocean.
b)
Water that falls forward and moves up the shore.
c)
Tug of war between the drag of the wind and pull of gravity.
d)
Swirling of water in an area.
7.
What is backwash?
a)
Water that runs back into the ocean.
b)
Water that falls forward and moves up the shore.
c)
Tug of war between the drag of the wind and pull of gravity.
d)
Swirling of water in an area.
8.
What are destructive waves?
a)
Waves that are tall and frequent, crashing into shoreline, digging out chunks.
b)
Long and low waves, beginning far out in the sea, with a smooth gentle landing.
c)
The circular movement caused by wind and gravity fighting.
d)
When people wave their hand to aggresively destroy things.
9.
What are constructive waves?
a)
Waves that are tall and frequent, crashing into shoreline, digging out chunks.
b)
Long and low waves, beginning far out in the sea, with a smooth gentle landing.
c)
The circular movement caused by wind and gravity fighting.
d)
When people wave their hand to aggresively destroy things.
10.
What am I? I have a very strong backwash which removes material from the beach.
a)
A deconstructive wave.
b)
A constructive wave.
c)
The local council.
11.

what is the definition of headland

a)

A part of the shore that sticks out in the ocean.

b)

a beach formed by lonshore.

12.

what is a sea cliff formed by?

a)

Sea cliffs are formed by rocky coast.

b)

sea cliffs are formed by coastal landform.

c)

sea cliffs are formed by destructive waves.

13.
Waves erode the land by abrasion and deposition.
a)
True
b)
False
14.

A high energy environment causes __________ to occur?

a)

Erosion

b)

Deposition

c)

Gravity

d)

Sand Dunes

15.

This coastline was created due to...

a)

Erosion

b)

Deposition

c)

Using your phone in class

d)

Both

16.

Attrition occurs when?

a)

Little rocks get picked up by the waves and smashed on to the cliffs

b)

Small rocks are smashed against each other, making smaller rocks.

c)

Chemicals in the sea water dissolve the rocks

d)

At low tide when animals enter the coastal environment.

17.

What Erosional Features are Present in this image? (Select 3)

a)

Stack

b)

Stump

c)

Cliff

d)

Arch

e)

Cave

18.

Deposition Occurs when there is a... (Select 3)

a)

Low Energy (calm) Environments

b)

Swash is stronger than backwash

c)

Short Fetch

d)

Destructive Waves

e)

Backwash is stronger than fetch

19.

These coastal features are all a result of...

a)

Deposition

b)

Erosion

c)

William Shakespere

d)

Nuclear Warfare

20.
Erosion caused by waves hitting the shore is known as
a)
Hydraulic Action
b)
Corrasion
c)
Corrosion
d)
Pot-holing
21.
This beach is the result of
a)
Destructive waves
b)
Constructive waves
c)
Longshore drift
d)
Erosion
22.

Fetch is

a)

a popular game dogs enjoy

b)

the maximum size of a wave

c)

the distance the wind blows over water

d)

the duration that wind blows over water

23.
_________________happens when gravity moves sediment downhill.
a)
Weathering only
b)
Mass movement
c)
Erosion only
d)
Gravity
24.
What causes mass movement?
a)
water
b)
wind
c)
gravity
d)
weather
25.
Which is NOT a type of mass movement?
a)
landslide
b)
slump
c)
mudflow
d)
windstorm
26.
This is a picture of a ____________________
a)
slump
b)
creep
c)
windstorm
d)
mudflow
27.
This is a picture of a
a)
creep 
b)
slump
c)
mudflow
d)
landslide
28.
Weathering is the  _____________ rock.
a)
bending
b)
moving
c)
melting
d)
breaking

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