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Beaches

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Beaches are formed through which process?

a)

Erosion

b)

Deposition

2.

What is shingle?

a)

a loose granular substance, typically pale yellowish brown, resulting from the erosion of rocks.

b)

a mass of small rounded pebbles, especially on a seashore

c)

fine sand, clay, or other material carried by running water and deposited as a sediment, especially in a channel or harbour

d)

soft, sticky matter resulting from the mixing of earth and water

3.

What is sand?

a)

a loose granular substance, typically pale yellowish brown, resulting from the erosion of rocks.

b)

a mass of small rounded pebbles, especially on a seashore

c)

fine sand, clay, or other material carried by running water and deposited as a sediment, especially in a channel or harbour

d)

soft, sticky matter resulting from the mixing of earth and water

4.

What is silt?

a)

a loose granular substance, typically pale yellowish brown, resulting from the erosion of rocks.

b)

a mass of small rounded pebbles, especially on a seashore

c)

fine sand, clay, or other material carried by running water and deposited as a sediment, especially in a channel or harbour

d)

soft, sticky matter resulting from the mixing of earth and water

5.

What processes causes sediments to be moved along the coastline?

a)

Weathering

b)

Mass movement

c)

Longshore drift

d)

Attrition

6.

Why are beaches often found in bays?

a)

Due to low wave energy in bays

b)

Due to high wave energy

c)

So they are nicer to sunbathe on

7.

Which type of beach is most likely to be steep?

a)

Sand

b)

Shingle

8.

Which type of beach is most likely to be have large pebbles at the back?

a)

Sand

b)

Shingle

9.

Which type of beach is most likely to be have sand dunes at the back?

a)

Sand

b)

Shingle

10.

A terrace of sediment on a beach is known as a (a)   .