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Coastal features of deposition

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Deposition occurs when sand and shingle is removed faster than it is accumulated. True or false?

a)

True

b)

False

2.

Which beach features forms parallel to the shore, acting as drainage inlets for the tide?

a)

Berms

b)

Ridges and runnels

c)

Ripples

d)

Cusps

3.

Which beach feature is found at the very back of the beach and is built from large sediment thrown up the beach by the most powerful waves?

a)

Berm

b)

Cusp

c)

Storm beach

d)

Ripples

4.

Larger material creates the steepest beaches

a)

True

b)

False

5.

Longshore drift moves sediment along a swash-aligned beach

a)

True

b)

False

6.

Which of the following creates the "curved end" of a spit?

a)

Prevailing wind

b)

river current

c)

secondary wind

d)

rip tides

7.

Sediment at the end of a spit is smaller than the sediment found on the end closest to the headland. True or false?

a)

True

b)

False

8.

Chesil Beach is an example of a...

a)

Barrier beach

b)

Tombolo

c)

Offshore bar

d)

barrier island

9.

Which of the following landforms is often fully submerged?

a)

Barrier beach

b)

Tombolo

c)

Offshore Bar

d)

Barrier Island

10.

Which of the following landforms can be created by rising sea levels, leading to the submergence of a beach?

a)

Barrier beach

b)

Tombolo

c)

Offshore bar

d)

Barrier island