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Coast Revision

Total questions: 16

Worksheet time: 12mins

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Class
Date
1.

Coast is an (a)   where land meets sea.

2.

At which part of the diagram would waves be moving at fast speed?

a)

Offshore

b)

Nearshore

c)

Foreshore

d)

Backshore

3.

At which part of the diagram would waves slow down

a)

Offshore

b)

Nearshore

c)

Foreshore

d)

Backshore

4.

What is the movement of waves which carries sediments from sea to shore known as ?

a)

Swash

b)

Backwash

5.

What is the movement of waves which carries sediments from shore to sea known as ?

a)

Swash

b)

Backwash

6.

What image is this?

a)

Swash

b)

Backwash

7.

What image is this?

a)

Swash

b)

Backwash

8.

What is a wave with a strong backwash but a weaker swash called?

a)

Constructive Waves

b)

Destructive Waves

9.

Which of the following statements is true about constructive waves?

a)

The waves erode beaches.

b)

The waves deposit sediments.

10.

This coast jutting out to sea is a _____.

a)

headland

b)

bay

11.

Waves _____ at headlands and _____ at bays

a)

Converge, Diverge

b)

Diverge, Converge

12.

What type of waves would you find at headlands?

a)

Constructive

b)

Destructive

13.

Wave refraction is the term used to describe _____.

a)

Waves changing direction

b)

Waves slowing down

c)

Waves at high speed

14.

The highest part of a wave is called its ______.

a)

crest

b)

trough

c)

fetch

d)

frequency

15.

Which of the following is NOT a factor for shaping coastlines

a)

Tides

b)

Wind

c)

Waves

d)

Currents

16.

Explain wave refraction and its effects on headlands and bays.

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