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WorksheetsCoasts Retrieval
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 3mins
What does the term swash mean?
When waves rush back off the beach
When waves hit hard areas of rock
When waves rush up the beach
When waves make the beach disappear
What does the term backwash mean?
When waves rush up the beach
When waves hit hard rock
When waves rush back off the beach
When we have high tide
Where can headlands and bays form?
When a stretch of coastline is formed from different types of rock
When a stretch of coastline is formed from hard rock
When a stretch of coastline is formed from soft rock
What erosional features can be found on headlands?
wave-cut platforms
Wave cut platforms
Mountains
Daniel Stanlan
Bays are
More sheltered
Harder
Softer
More open
Which are types of erosion?
Suspension
Solution
Abrasion
Saltation
Which of these is the definition for hydraulic action?
Bits of rock and sand grind down the coast line like sandpaper
The waves smash rocks and pebbles into the shore, and each other, they break and become smoother
Acids contained in the water will dissolve some types of rock
Air may become trapped in cracks in the coast. The trapped air is compressed which weakens the rocks
The highest point on a transverse wave is the
compression
crest
rest position
trough
The lowest point on a transverse wave is the
compression
crest
rest position
trough
What is this type of wave?
Constructive wave
Destructive wave
