WorksheetsCoasts recap
Total questions: 12
Worksheet time: 6mins
A closed system involves the transfer of
Matter but not energy
Energy but not matter
Both matter and energy
neither matter or energy
Most environmental systems are
Closed
Isolated
Open
None of the above
When a system acts by lessening or reversing the effect of the original change, this is called...
Positive Feedback
An open system
Neutral Feedback
Negative Feedback
Which of the following is an input to a coastal system?
Stack
Wave energy
Mass movement
Beach
Which of the following is an example of a transfer in the coastal system?
Mass movement
Geology
Climate change
Stump
Which of the following is NOT a subaerial factor?
Wind
Temperature
Currents
Frost
The highest point a wave rises to is known as
Wave height
Wave amplitude
Wavelength
Wave crest
The time in seconds between successive crests or troughs is the
Wave frequency
Wave period
Wavelength
Wave height
Waves in open water with long wavelengths and low heights that travel huge distances are called
Swell waves
Destructive waves
Storm Waves
Plunging Waves
As a wave enters shallow water its wavelength
Decreases
Increases
Stays the same
Accelerates
The wave frequency of constructive waves is
10-14 per minute
9-12 per minute
6-8 per minute
3-4 per minute
Destructive waves have a more powerful
Swash
Backwash
Beach profile
Fetch
