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WorksheetsCoastal Erosion (Yr7)
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 6mins
What is swash?
The movement of waves rolling off the beach
The movement of waves rolling up onto the beach
The distance the wave has travelled
A type of wave
What is backwash?
The movement of waves rolling off the beach
The movement of waves rolling up onto the beach
The distance the wave has travelled
A type of wave
The distance a wave has travelled is known as...
Prevailing wind
Erosion
Friction
Fetch
What are the two types of wave?
Constructive
Conservative
Deconstructive
Destructive
What is erosion?
The movement of sediment along the coastline
The wearing away of rock and sediment over time
A type of wave
The formation of a wave (wind + distance)
The power of the waves breaking rock apart is known as...
Hydronic Action
Hydrological Action
Hydraulic Action
Hydro Power
The motion of rocks being thrown at the cliff by the waves is known as...
Attrition
Abrasion
Solution
Erosion
Name one other type of erosion.
(a)
What type of coastline is this?
Discordant
Destructive
Concordant
Constructive
(a) and bays are found along discordant coastlines.
