WorksheetsCoast LC Geography
Total questions: 16
Worksheet time: 10mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
The (a) is the distance of open sea the wave travels.
2.
Which of the following are formed dude to erosion?
a)
Beach
b)
Cliff
c)
Sea Stack
d)
Wave-Cut Platform
3.
Human activity has the power to increase or decrease the rate of erosion on coastlines.
a)
True
b)
False
4.
Waves are created by wind
a)
True
b)
False
5.
I transport material along a beach. What am I?
a)
Longshore Drift
b)
Longshape Drift
c)
Longnose Drift
d)
Longway drift
6.
The type of erosion that occurs when pebbles bang together
a)
Abrasion
b)
Attrition
c)
Hydraulic action
d)
Solution
7.
Which erodes quicker?
a)
Hard rock
b)
Soft rock
8.
Erosion means 'the wearing away of rock'.
a)
True
b)
False
9.
What is this landform?
a)
Spit
b)
Sand dune
c)
Stack
d)
Stump
10.
Which is a landform of coastal erosion?
a)
Stack
b)
Spit
c)
Sand Dune
d)
Bar
11.
What is the first stage in a stack formation?
a)
Arch is formed
b)
Cave is formed
c)
Line of weakness in rock
d)
Stump is formed
12.
I happen when the waves don't have enough energy to carry sediment
a)
Deposition
b)
Erosion
c)
Swash
d)
Backwash
13.
I am the forward motion of waves
a)
Backwash
b)
Swash
14.
Name this landform
(a)
15.
Constructive waves are found on ______ coasts.
a)
steep
b)
gentle
16.
Which of the following are hard engineering coastal management strategies? Tick all that apply.
a)
Rock armour
b)
Beach nourishment
c)
Groynes
d)
Sea wall
e)
Dune regeneration
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