WorksheetsCoasts 10 mark test no.1
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 3mins
Tides are the result of the wind blowing over the sea, energy is transferred from the wind to the surface of the sea. As waves approach the shore they break.
TRUE
FALSE
The movement of sediment along the coastline, up the beach as swash and down the beach as backwash is called longshore drift.
TRUE
FALSE
The breakdown of rocks at the Earth’s surface, by the action of rainwater, extremes of temperature, and biological activity. It does not involve the removal of rock material.
Weathering
Erosion
Transport
The dominant (most frequent) wind direction. Normal wind Prevailing wind (TRUE) First wind
prevailing wind
Normal wind
First wind
In the UK, the prevailing wind it is from the south east, across the Atlantic Ocean.
TRUE
FALSE
A type of erosion - material carried by the waves collide with each other and are smoothed and broken down into smaller particles.
Attrition
Abrasion
Traction
A type of transport - large rocks and boulders are rolled along the coast.
Saltation
Traction
Solution
The water rushing up the beach due to the prevailing wind direction.
Tide
Wave
Swash
Fetch is length of open water over which the wind can blow (and the resulting waves).
TRUE
FALSE
Which factors can lead to deposition:
Flat, gentle waves with more powerful swash than backwash
Waves slowing down and losing energy (shallow water or little/no wind)
Sheltered areas (e.g. a bay between headlands)
Available sediment from longshore drift or from offshore
Groynes used for coastal management
