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Geography End of Month Test

Total questions: 40

Worksheet time: 25mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

With a ................................... wave, the swash is stronger than the backwash.

a)

destructive

b)

constructive

c)

swash

d)

backwash

2.

With a ................................... wave, the backwash is stronger than the swash.

a)

destructive

b)

constructive

c)

swash

d)

backwash

3.
The movement of material along a coast by waves that approach at an angle to the shore but recede straight down the beach is called...
a)
Longshore drift
b)
Swash
c)
Backwash
d)
Recession
4.
The type of erosion that occurs when pebbles bang together
a)
Abrasion
b)
Attrition
c)
Hydraulic action
d)
Solution
5.
Which feature cannot be seen in this image?
a)
Stump
b)
Arch
c)
Cliff
d)
Cave
6.
When swash is stronger than backwash it creates a
a)
Constructive wave
b)
Destructive wave
c)
Water layer weathering
d)
Plunging wave
7.
This is a
a)
Headland
b)
Stack
c)
Arch
d)
Bay
8.
This is a
a)
Headland
b)
Stack
c)
Arch
d)
Bay
9.
I happen when the waves don't have enough energy to carry sediment
a)
Deposition
b)
Erosion
c)
Swash
d)
Backwash
10.

What is this type of wave?

a)

Constructive wave

b)

Destructive wave

11.

What is this type of wave?

a)

Coast building - constructive

b)

Coast destroying - destructive

12.

Which key term goes with the definition 'The wearing away and removal of material by a moving force, such as a breaking wave. '

a)

Deposition

b)

Erosion

c)

Transportation

d)

Fetch

13.

Solution is when salts and other acids in seawater slowly dissolve a cliff.

a)

True

b)

False

14.

The annotation best explains which coastal erosional process?

a)

Attrition

b)

Abrasion

c)

Hydraulic action

d)

Corrosion

15.

Letter B is called a ____.

a)

Sea Cave

b)

Sea Island

c)

Sea Arch

d)

Sea Stack

16.

Letter F is better known as a ___.

a)

Barrier Island

b)

Beach

c)

Tombolo

d)

Spit

17.

Which letter is pointing to a spit?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

18.

Abrasion occurs when?

a)

Little rocks get picked up by the waves and smashed on to the cliffs

b)

Small rocks are smashed against each other, making smaller rocks.

c)

Chemicals in the sea water dissolve the rocks

d)

At low tide when animals enter the coastal environment.

19.
Waves are created by wind 
a)
True 
b)
False 
20.

Which is the correct order?

a)

Stack, stump, cave, arch

b)

cave, arch, stump, stack

c)

cave, stack, arch, stump

d)

cave, arch, stack, stump

21.

What is 'C' an example of?

a)

Cliff

b)

Wave cut platform

c)

Notch

22.
The weather is...
a)
The typical state of the atmosphere in a long period of time.
b)
The state of the atmosphere at a particular time. 
23.
The climate is... 
a)
The typical state of the atmosphere over a long period of time. 
b)
The state of the atmosphere at a particular time. 
24.
Which factor does NOT affect temperature: 
a)
Latitude.
b)
Distance from the sea.
c)
Longitude. 
d)
Altitude.
25.

Areas near the sea are cooler in summer and warmer in winter.

a)

True

b)

False

26.
Hot air weighs less than cold air....
a)
True
b)
False
27.

Differences in air pressure cause wind

a)

True

b)

False

28.

rain is collected and measured by a

a)

rain stick

b)

rain bucket

c)

rain quadrant

d)

rain gauge

29.

Which sentence best describes how latitude and air temperature are related?

a)

The lower the latitude, the colder the air temperature.

b)

The higher the latitude, the colder the air temperature.

c)

The higher the latitude, the warmer the air temperature.

30.

Why do coastal areas have cooler summers than inland areas at the same latitude?

a)

because bodies of water heat up and cool off more slowly than land

b)

because bodies of water heat up more slowly than land, but cool off more rapidly than land

31.

How does latitude effect how the Earth's climate?

a)

because the Earth is round, every place gets the same amount of sunlight

b)

because the Earth is round, the equator gets the most sunlight and the rest is spread out

c)

all places on Earth have the same climate

32.

What are the three different climate zones on Earth?

a)

polar, latitude, tropical

b)

polar, temperate, tropical

c)

ocean currents, elevation, prevailing winds

33.

On the Earth, where does the cold air move to?

a)

Cold air sinks towards the Equator.

b)

Cold air sinks toward the at the North and South Poles

34.

At the equator, light hits at ______

a)

a low angle and is spread out over a large area

b)

at a 90 degree andlge and is concentrated

35.

At the poles, light hits at _____.

a)

a low angle and is spread out over a large area.

b)

at a 90 degree angle and is concentrated and bright.

36.

The Earth’s surface is heated unevenly because___.

a)

Sunlight hits the poles with intense direct bright light and little sun hits the Equator.

b)

Earth is a sphere and so the sunlight hits the Earth at different angles. The Equator gets direct intense light and the pols get indirect light.

c)

The heat deep inside Earth heats up different hemispheres.

37.

Which statement best describes the diagram?

a)

Sunlight hits Earth’s North pole at a low angle, the light spreads out, and so temperatures are cold.

b)

Sunlight hits Earth’s North pole with direct, intense, and bright light so it is cold.

c)

The Sunlight that hits Earth’s surface near the equator is very spread out and so the light is less intense, and not as bright.

38.
Why does warm air rise?
a)
Warm air is more dense than cooler air.
b)
Warm air has more pressure than cooler air.
c)
Warm air is less dense than cooler air.
d)
Warm air has a higher dew point than cooler air.
39.
During a land breeze which way does the wind blow?
a)
from the sea to the land
b)
from the land to the sea
40.
During a sea breeze which way does the wind blow?
a)
from the land to the sea
b)
from the sea to the land