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WorksheetsAQA GCSE Coasts End of Unit Quiz
Total questions: 35
Worksheet time: 17mins
What is a shingle beach?
A beach which is armoured with pebbles or small- to medium-sized cobbles (stones).
A beach composed of fine sand.
What factors affect the size of waves?
Strength of wind
How long the wind has been blowing for
The fetch. (The distance of ocean over which the wind blows)
The amount of rainfall
What do constructive waves do to the amount of sediment on the beach?
The build the beach up (construct it)
The remove beach sediment (destruct it)
Which type of wave creates a narrow steep beach??
Constructive
Destructive
The movement of material downslope due to gravity is known as
weathering
erosion
mass movement
the coast
The break down of rocks in situ is known as
weathering
erosion
mass movement
the coast
What type of weathing is shown in this diagram?
Wetting and drying
Freeze thaw
Solution
Which statement defines abrasion?
This is the sheer power of the waves as they smash against the cliff. Air becomes trapped in the cracks in the rock and causes the rock to break apart.
This is when pebbles grind along a rock platform, much like sandpaper. Over time the rock becomes smooth.
This is when rocks that the sea is carrying knock against each other. They break apart to become smaller and more rounded.
This is when sea water dissolves certain types of rocks. In the UK, chalk and limestone cliffs are prone to this type of erosion.
The diagram shows a type of mass movement called a rotational slip or a slump. Which photograph shows a rotational slip?
Which statement defines hydraulic action?
This is the sheer power of the waves as they smash against the cliff. Air becomes trapped in the cracks in the rock and causes the rock to break apart.
This is when pebbles grind along a rock platform, much like sandpaper. Over time the rock becomes smooth.
This is when rocks that the sea is carrying knock against each other. They break apart to become smaller and more rounded.
This is when sea water dissolves certain types of rocks. In the UK, chalk and limestone cliffs are prone to this type of erosion.
What type of feature is B?
Cliff
Wave cut platform
Notch
Which processes are sometimes known as sub-aerial processes?
Weathing
Mass-movement
Erosion
Tick all the correct statements
Chalk is more resistant to erosion than clay
Differential erosion is the way that rocks erode at different rates.
A headland forms were there are soft rocks facing the sea.
A bay forms were soft rocks have eroded more quickly than the resistant rocks on either side.
A headland is an area of sea with land on 3 sides.
Which sequences correctly describes the way a headland erodes?
Arch, cave, weakness, stump, stack
Stump, stacks, arch, cave, weakness
Weakness, cave, arch, stack stump.
Stump, arch, stack, cave, weakness
Weakness, arch, cave, stump, stack
Old Harry itself is labeled on the picture. What is Old Harry an example of?
Cave
Arch
Stack
Stump
The northern end of the Holderness Coast is marked by a chalk headland called (a) Head.
Why is the Holderness Coast eroding so quickly?
Strong winds particularly from the north east.
A long fetch.
Boulder clay if not very resistant to erosion.
The number of tourists that visit the area.
At which of these locations is the sea wall particularly bad for limiting beach access?
Bridlington
Hornsea
Mappleton
Withernsea
Groynes are an effective technique because they slow down the process of what occurring?
Transportation
Longshore drift
Nearshore drift
Deposition
How do groynes work to protect the coastline?
They trap sediment by slowing down longshore drift, thereby building up a wide beach
They absorb wave energy so that the cliffs behind are protected
They act as a hard rock barrier at foot of cliff to provide a buffer again the sea
They allow rapid longshore drift along the coastline
Which of these is NOT a soft engineering strategy?
Beach nourishment
Beach reprofiling
Sand dune regeneration
Gabions
Beach nourishment is .... (choose 2)
when and or shingle is moved from the front to back of the beach by bulldozers
When marram grass is planted to stabilise the beach
A more sustainable form of protecting the coastline
when and sand or shingle is dredged offshore and dumped onto beaches
Why are hard engineering approaches criticised by some people? (Choose 2)
They are cheaper and don't last for long
They are expensive and involve high maintenance costs
They can cause accelerated erosion rates further down the coastline and look unnatural
Most coastal areas do not have valuable land and property to protect
The movement of water up the beach is known as:
swash
backwash
Tick all the true statements.
The above diagram shows wave refraction.
Wave energy is concentrated in the bay.
Wave energy diverges in the bay
Deposition occurs in the bay because there is less wave energy.
Wave energy is concentrated on the headland
Sediment being rolled along the seabed by the waves is known as:
Traction
Saltation
Suspension
Solution
Sediment transported though a series of jumps is known as:
Traction
Saltation
Suspension
Solution
Longshore drift usually goes in the same direction along a coastline because of the prevailing wind.
True
False
Vertical weaknesses in rocks are knows as what?
Bedding planes
Joints
The stretch of coastline shown in the map is our example of a coastline you will need to know about for your GCSE. It is known as
the Cretaceous Coast
the Jurassic Coast
the Triassic Coast
the Mesozoic Coast
The coastline around the town of Swanage between Durlston Head and Studland bay is: (tick all that apply)
In the north of England
part if the Jurassic Coast
a discordant coastline
is made of alternating bands of hard and soft rock
is in the country of Dorset
What is the name of this group of rocks located near Swanage?
Old Harry Rocks
Old Henry Rocks
Old Bill Rocks
Old Ted Rocks
Which type of wave has a high wave frequency?
Constructive
Destructive
