WorksheetsCoasts quiz- second year
Total questions: 45
Worksheet time: 23mins
For a constructive wave what is the correct label at 1?
Strong swash
Strong backwash
A characteristic of a constructive wave is...
high wave height
strong swash
strong backwash
plunging breaker
Constructive waves tend to...
occur in sheltered bays
occur on exposed coasts
erode cliffs
Destructive waves are characterised by...
Weak swash and strong backwash
Strong swash and weak backwash
Weak swash and weak backwash
Strong swash and strong backwash
Rainwater, a weak carbonic acid, reacts with rocks like limestone and chalk, dissolving them. This is called...
freeze thaw
solution weathering
biological weathering
Erosion is...
the movement of material along a coast by waves
the break-down of rocks by mechanical and chemical processes.
the wearing away of rocks by hydraulic action, abrasion and attrition.
The sheer power of the waves as they smash against the cliff is a type of erosion called...
abrasion
hydraulic action
attrition
Waves transporting pebbles and sand by bouncing them along the sea bed is a process called...
traction
saltation
solution
suspension
Transport of particles suspended within the water is called...
traction
saltation
suspension
solution
What is FETCH?
the height of the wave
the width of beach the waves cross to reach the cliffs
how wide the ocean is
the distance of water the wind blows over to create waves
When a wave breaks on the shore, the water that rushes up the beach is known as ...
longshore drift
backwash
swash
tidal wave
Sand and shingle hurled by waves against a cliff causes erosion called...
abrasion
hydraulic action
attirtion
weathering
Coastal deposition is where...
the sea loses energy and drops the sand, rocks and pebbles it has been carrying.
longshore drift transports sand and pebbles along the coast.
high energy waves form cliffs, caves, arches, stacks and wave-cut platforms are formed.
The erosion landform shown ...
cave
arch
stack
stump
The erosion feature shown is...
stack
beach
wave cut platform
cliff
The depositional feature shown is a...
spit
wave cut platform
cliff
The erosional landform feature shown is ...
wave cut notch
overhang
stack
spit
This RGS student is pointing at the cliff top but she is standing on...
a beach
a wave cut notch
a wave cut platform
an offshore bar
The landform shown at 1 is...
arch
wave cut notch
stack
stump
The process mostly happening at 1 is...
erosion
deposition
weathering
longshore drift
The cliff eventually falls mainly because...
the tide goes out
a larger beach forms
a stack forms
the wave cut notch increases in size
Which wave erosion type is defined as: pebbles are hurled against a cliff face or grind along a rock platform, much like sandpaper?
abrasion
hydraulic action
attrition
solution
Which wave erosion type is defined as: when rocks that the sea is carrying knock against each other.
abrasion
hydraulic action
attrition
solution
Deposition is most likely to occur when... tick all correct answers
sheltered areas, eg bays
waves starting to slow down and lose energy
high wind
deep water
What is the width of the beach between 1 and 2 shown on the map?
1km
2km
3km
4km
Location 3 shows a...
headland
bay
beach
spit
The 4 figure reference for the grid square shown at 4 is...
76 59
59 76
77 60
76 60
The 6 figure reference for the caravan site at 5 is...
768 553
773 567
553 768
553 773
A disadvantage of groynes for coastal protection is...
beaches down the coast are starved of sediment so coasts erode more
beaches down the coast get more sediment so coasts erode more
they are the most expensive type of coastal protection
The movement of material along a coast by waves which approach at an angle to the shore but recede directly away from it is called...
longshore drift
swash and backwash
erosion
deposition
Sea walls protect the coast from erosion by...
reflecting waves back out to sea
absorbing wave energy
building beaches
Allowing low-lying coasts to be flooded by the sea to become salt-marshes is called...
managed retreat
an accident
cliff retreat
beach nourishment
Label a shows...
fault line or line of weakness in the cliff face
cave
arch
stack
Label b shows...
fault line or line of weakness in the cliff face
cave
arch
stack
Label C shows...
fault line or line of weakness in the cliff face
cave
arch
stack
Label D shows...
arch
cave
stump
stack
Label E shows...
arch
cave
stump
stack
Label 1 shows the transport process of...
suspension
solution
traction
saltation
Label 2 shows the transport process of...
suspension
solution
traction
saltation
Label 3 shows the transport process of...
suspension
solution
traction
saltation
Label 4 shows the transport process of...
suspension
solution
traction
saltation
Which Label shows SWASH?
1
2
3
4
Which Label shows BACKWASH?
1
2
3
4
Which Label shows a BREAKING WAVE?
1
2
3
4
Which Label shows a WAVE CREST?
1
2
3
4
