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Coasts Y5

Total questions: 11

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the meaning of coast?

a)

Where the sea meets the ocean

b)

Where the land meets the land

c)

Where the sea meets the air

d)

Where the land meets the sea

2.

Waves are caused by ______________ dragging on the surface of the water

a)

rain

b)

wind

c)

fish

3.

The size of the waves depends on the... (choose 2)

a)

Tilting of the Earth

b)

Duration of wind blowing for

c)

Speed of the wind

4.

The rise and fall of the sea gives you

a)

earthquakes

b)

tide

c)

tsunami

d)

gravity

5.

Read the following situations:


A: Strong wind blowing for 24 hours

B: Light wind blowing for 12 hours

C: Strong wind blowing for 10 hours


Which wind will produce larger waves?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

6.

Tides are caused by the gravitational pull from the __________

a)

sun

b)

Mars

c)

Venus

d)

Moon

7.

Which of the following are the processes of erosion?

a)

Abrasion

b)

Attrition

c)

Hydraulic action

d)

Traction

8.

Which of the following landforms are created by deposition?

a)

Beaches

b)

Floodplains

c)

Stacks

d)

Cliffs

9.

Before this landform was formed, it was once a...

a)

Beach

b)

Bay

c)

Cave

d)

Ship

10.

Which of these are risks when living near coasts?

a)

Flooding

b)

Burglary

c)

Drought

d)

Landslides

e)

Land/Property Erosion

11.

Coasts always have a beach

a)

True

b)

False