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OCR Geography A Level: Erosional Coastal Landforms

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 11mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Name this erosional coastal landform

a)

Arch

b)

Wavecut platform

c)

Cliff

d)

Bay

e)

Geo

2.

Orthogonal lines...

a)

...run at right angles to wave crests to show direction of waves

b)

...run parallel to wave crests to show direction of waves

c)

...run parallel to the shape of the coastline

d)

...run at a right angle to the shape of the coastline

3.

Name this erosional coastal landform

a)

Cliff

b)

Stump

c)

Cave

d)

Bay

e)

Headland

4.

Select all erosional landforms that are typically formed within a headland

a)

Cliff

b)

Blowhole

c)

Wavecut platform

d)

Cave

e)

Arch

5.

Name this erosional coastal landform

a)

Geo

b)

Blowhole

c)

Headland

d)

Cliff

6.

What differentiates between a stack and a stump?

a)

A stump is shorter than a stack

b)

A stump can be covered at high tide

c)

A stack is made of more resistant rock

d)

A stack was never a stump, but a stump was always a stack

7.

Name this erosional coastal landform

a)

Bay

b)

Stump

c)

Headland

d)

Cliff

e)

Wavecut platform

8.

Name this erosional coastal landform

a)

Cliff

b)

Headland

c)

Arch

d)

Cave

e)

Wavecut platform

9.

Name this erosional coastal landform

a)

Bay

b)

Arch

c)

Cave

d)

Geo

e)

Wavecut platform

10.

Name this erosional coastal landform

a)

Arch

b)

Cave

c)

Stack

d)

Stump

e)

Blowhole

11.

Name this erosional coastal landform

a)

Cave

b)

Arch

c)

Stack

d)

Stump

e)

Cliff

12.

Name this erosional coastal landform

a)

Headland

b)

Stack

c)

Stump

d)

Arch

e)

Lonely

13.

Name these erosional coastal landforms

a)

Stacks

b)

Stumps

c)

Arches

d)

Wavecut platforms

e)

Bays

14.

Headlands and bay are created along what type of coastline?

a)

All

b)

Concordant

c)

Discordant

d)

Vulnerable

15.

What's the name of the process that means that wave's energy is focussed on the headland, rather than the bay?

a)

Wave retention

b)

Wave refraction

c)

Orthogonal lines

d)

Erosion

16.

Name the two most effective types of erosion for creating headland erosional coastal landforms

a)

Abrasion

b)

Attrition

c)

Hydraulic action

d)

Solution

e)

Wave pounding

17.

Select all that are characteristics/common of geos

a)

Narrow

b)

Soft rock

c)

Steep

d)

Joints in hard rock

18.

Which is a key term to remember when explaining the formation of cliffs and wavecut platforms?

a)

Tree root (biological weathering)

b)

Undercutting

c)

Saltation

d)

Deposition

19.

A wavecut platform could also be referred to as what? Select two

a)

Shore platform

b)

Area of cliff recession

c)

Slip-off slope

d)

Beach

20.

What is feature 'A' called?

a)

Wavecut indent

b)

Wavecut notch

c)

Undercut notch

d)

Wave undercut