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Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 5mins
Beaches are formed through which process?
Erosion
Deposition
What is shingle?
a loose granular substance, typically pale yellowish brown, resulting from the erosion of rocks.
a mass of small rounded pebbles, especially on a seashore
fine sand, clay, or other material carried by running water and deposited as a sediment, especially in a channel or harbour
soft, sticky matter resulting from the mixing of earth and water
What is sand?
a loose granular substance, typically pale yellowish brown, resulting from the erosion of rocks.
a mass of small rounded pebbles, especially on a seashore
fine sand, clay, or other material carried by running water and deposited as a sediment, especially in a channel or harbour
soft, sticky matter resulting from the mixing of earth and water
What is silt?
a loose granular substance, typically pale yellowish brown, resulting from the erosion of rocks.
a mass of small rounded pebbles, especially on a seashore
fine sand, clay, or other material carried by running water and deposited as a sediment, especially in a channel or harbour
soft, sticky matter resulting from the mixing of earth and water
What processes causes sediments to be moved along the coastline?
Weathering
Mass movement
Longshore drift
Attrition
Why are beaches often found in bays?
Due to low wave energy in bays
Due to high wave energy
So they are nicer to sunbathe on
Which type of beach is most likely to be steep?
Sand
Shingle
Which type of beach is most likely to be have large pebbles at the back?
Sand
Shingle
Which type of beach is most likely to be have sand dunes at the back?
Sand
Shingle
A terrace of sediment on a beach is known as a (a) .
