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Coastal deposition landforms

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 6mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

A _______ is a long, narrow finger of sand or shingle jutting out into the sea from the land.

a)

Beach

b)

Sand dune

c)

Spit

d)

Bar

2.

A process such as longshore drift is not a landform.

a)

True

b)

False

3.

Beaches are deposits of (a)   at the coast.

4.

When waves drop sand on the beach, it is...

a)

Weathering

b)

Erosion

c)

Deposition

5.

What is responsible for creating sand dunes?

a)

Water

b)

Wind

c)

Ice

6.

What is called when sand moves by jumps and bounces?

a)

Saltation

b)

Sediment

c)

Erosion

d)

Slip face

7.

What is the colour change in a sand dune succession?

a)

green, grey, brown

b)

yellow, green, grey

c)

yellow, green, brown

d)

yellow, grey, brown

8.

What process(es) is responsible for creating an arch?

a)

Weathering and erosion

b)

Deposition

c)

Water

d)

Erosion and deposition

9.

Longshore drift may cause a spit to grow right across a bay, trapping a freshwater lake behind it. This feature is called a _____.

a)

Beach

b)

Bar

c)

Spit

d)

Sand dune

10.

Wind can form depressions in the sand called (a)   , in which ponds may form.