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Form 3 - Coastal Processes

Total questions: 30

Worksheet time: 30mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which can cause a wave to develop

a)

wind blowing over the surface of the sea

b)

underwater landslides

c)

underwater volcanic eruptions

d)

earthquakes

2.

Which is not a process of wave erosion

a)

corrasion

b)

hydraulic action

c)

attrition

d)

traction

3.

Which statement best describes a wave

a)

a stretch of open water

b)

a circular movement of water

c)

the movement of water

d)

the undulating motion of the sea

4.

Which is not common to rivers and waves in the removal or transportation of materials

a)

traction

b)

suspended load

c)

saltation

d)

longshore drift

5.

The diagram shows the formation of a bay. Which best explains its formation

(i) erosion of headland

(ii) waves eroding less resistant rocks

(iii) mountain ranges submerged at right angles to the coast

a)

(i) and (ii)

b)

(i) and (iii)

c)

(ii) and (iii)

d)

(ii) only

6.

The action of the wave in the diagram shows

a)

swash and backwash meet together

b)

backwash is greater than swash

c)

swash is far greater than backwash

d)

no obstruction between swash and backwash

7.

Which is not a feature formed by marine erosion

a)

beaches

b)

spits

c)

mudflats

d)

bays

8.

Constructive waves are low powerful waves that surge up the beach, their swash is more powerful than there backwash, they form from waves created by storms far out at sea

a)

True

b)

False

9.

Destructive waves fit the shoreline at 10 - 14 waves per minute

a)

True

b)

False

10.

The prevailing wing is also called the most common wind

a)

True

b)

False

11.

In the Caribbean west facing coastlines tend to be affected by high energy waves and east facing coastlines are sheltered

a)

True

b)

False

12.

Which is not a form of coastal transportation

a)

solution

b)

traction

c)

saltation

d)

attrition

13.

Which are features formed from coastal erosion

a)

headland and bay

b)

caves, arches and stacks

c)

beaches

d)

spits and tombolo

14.

Which are features formed from coastal deposition

a)

headland and bay

b)

caves, arches and stacks

c)

beach

d)

spit and tombolo

15.

Select the correct sequence of the following formation

a)

headland, cave, arch, stack

b)

arch, headland, stack, cave

c)

cave, arch, headland, stack

d)

headland, cave, stack, arch

16.

Waves that approach the coast at an angle, and move in a zig-zag pattern along the beach is called

a)

wave refraction

b)

longshore drift

c)

orthogonals

d)

wave cut platform

17.

Which features are shown in the diagram

(i) headland

(ii) arch

(iii) stack

(iv) cave

a)

(i) to (iv)

b)

(ii) (iii) (iv)

c)

(i) (iii) (iv)

d)

(i) (ii) (iii)

18.

A long narrow accumulation of sand or shingle with one end attached to the land and other ending in the sea is a/an

a)

tombolo

b)

spit

c)

offshore bar

d)

bayhead beach

19.

Which feature is formed as a result of destructive ways

a)

spits

b)

bars

c)

cliffs

d)

mudflats

20.

The feature at X in the diagram is termed a/an

a)

spit

b)

tombolo

c)

bays

d)

offshore bar

21.

Coastal erosion is most effective when the waves are powerful and contain alot of energy

a)

True

b)

False

22.

A wave cut notch develop due to hydraulic action and corrosion of a cliff

a)

true

b)

false

23.

Headlands develop when rocks of the same strengthens are exposed at the coast

a)

True

b)

False

24.

Deposition of sediment occurs when the velocity of water is reduced and the sediment can no longer be carried or moved by the sea

a)

True

b)

False

25.

When waves are distorted by the shape of the coastline the process is called wave refraction

a)

True

b)

False

26.

A narrow sand or shingle deposit that runs parallel to the coast , out at sea is called a baymouth bar

a)

True

b)

False

27.

Overtime a sea cave becomes enlarged and eventually join to form an arch

a)

True

b)

False

28.

When waves approach the coast at an angle, sediment moves in a zig zag pattern, this is called longshore drift

a)

True

b)

False

29.

A spit is not actual land

a)

True

b)

False

30.

The stronger the wind the more powerful the waves

a)

True

b)

False