WorksheetsYear 11 Coasts
Total questions: 25
Worksheet time: 36mins
Waves are caused by...
Moonlight
Gravity
Friction
Sunlight
Select the characteristics of destructive waves.
Strong backwash compared to swash
Weak backwash compared to swash
High in relation to length
Long in relation to height
Frequent - 15 per minute
Constructive waves create...
Steep beaches
Gently sloping beaches
What type of erosion does this image represent?
Corrasion
Attrition
Solution
Hydraulic Action
What process does this image represent?
Solution
Gabions
Traction
Longshore Drift
Select the landforms that have been created by erosion.
Headlands
Beaches
Spits
Wave cut platform
Caves, arches, stacks and stumps
Select the famously known example of an eroded headland with caves, arches, stacks and stumps...
Giant’s Causeway
Old Harry Rocks
Whitepark Bay
Lake District
Sandy beaches are gently sloped and shingle beaches are steep. What one word process is the cause of the difference between these beaches?
(a)
Select the conditions that are needed for spits to form.
Constant supply of material
Coastline has a sudden change in direction e.g. headland
No winds
Longshore drift operates most of the time
Groynes
What else forms at a stabilised spit?
River
Salt marsh
Wave cut notch
Cove
Climate change is making the need for coastal defences. Sea levels rise due to the seas warming up and molecules moving further apart. This process is called __________ ___________ (two words).
(a)
What method of coastal management does this image show?
Groynes
Boulder riprap
Gabions
Sea wall
Select the soft engineering coastal defences.
Beach nourishment
Sea walls
Managed retreat
Gabions
Sea walls can be very successful in terms of keeping the sea out. Why are modern sea walls particularly successful?
They are straight so easy to build
They have many holes in them to allow water in
They are curved to deflect erosive energy back into the wave
They are made of soft material like sponge to absorb the water
The Holderness Coastline is eroding at a rate of...
3m every year
2m every year
5m every year
4m every year
The Holderness Coastline is made out of a soft rock called...
Gley
Boulder Sand
Stone Sand
Boulder Clay
The name of the main coastal road which was under threat in Mappleton was called the...
(a)
Select the two main strategies that were used in Mappleton.
Sea walls
Beach Nourishment
Groynes
Boulder rip rap
What was the main negative in terms of sustainability of the groynes in Mappleton?
They were extremely expensive
People defaced them
Groynes are eyesores
People jumped on them and hurt themselves
What are the three strands of sustainability?
Physical
Environmental
Social
Human
Economic
What is the coastal land use in this image?
Agriculture
Sport
Tourism
Trade
What does this symbol on an OS map represent?
Camp site
Hazard
Viewpoint
Bus station
When explaining the formation of a spit you must ensure you...
Explain how a headland forms
Describe all types of erosion
Name a river
Explain the process of longshore drift
How long (approximately) will the coastal management strategies at Mappleton last for?
50 years
25 years
100 years
10 years
Wave-cut platforms are found at the __________ of a cliff.
Base
Top
Middle
