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COASTAL LANDFORMS

Total questions: 12

Worksheet time: 6mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The following land formation is classified as a

a)

Tombolo

b)

Spit

c)

Ridge

d)

Burm

2.

Erosion has created the following land form

a)

Headland

b)

Arch

c)

Bay

d)

Stacl

3.

Erosion has created the following land form

a)

Runnel

b)

Spit

c)

Arch

d)

Headland

4.

Erosion has created the following land form

a)

Bay

b)

Headland

c)

Stack

d)

Apostle

5.

Erosion has created the following land form

a)

Cave

b)

Arch

c)

Bay

d)

Stack

6.

Erosion has created the following land form

a)

Arch

b)

Cave

c)

Bridge

d)

Rainbow formation

7.

Attrition describes the process of

a)

When a hard rock grinds a softer rock into sand particles

b)

Fish grinding rocks with their teeth

c)

Sand being moved along the coastline

d)

Wave energy rubbing rocks against each other

8.

What is coastal deposition?

a)

When the sea wears away the land

b)

When the sea moves sand or pebbles from one place to another

c)

When the sea drops sand or pebbles onto the land

d)

When the government builds defences to protect the land

9.

What is the zig-zag movement of sand and pebbles along a beach known as?

a)

Longshore drift

b)

Coastal erosion

c)

Constructive waves

d)

Mass movement

10.
What is the erosional process in which rocks are pushed by waves up against the headland, eroding the cliff face further?
a)
Hydraulic action.
b)
Abrasion.
c)
Attrition.
d)
Solution.
11.
What am I? I start far out to sea and land on the shore smoothly and gently.
a)
A deconstructive wave.
b)
A constructive wave.
c)
A pirate.
12.
What am I? I have a very strong backwash which removes material from the beach.
a)
A deconstructive wave.
b)
A constructive wave.
c)
The local council.