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Coasts KS3

Total questions: 86

Worksheet time: 1hrs 26mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
What is this landform?
a)
Spit
b)
Sand dune
c)
Stack
d)
Stump
2.
Which is a landform of coastal erosion?
a)
Stack
b)
Spit
c)
Sand Dune
d)
Bar
3.
What is the first stage in a stack formation?
a)
Arch is formed
b)
Cave is formed
c)
Line of weakness in rock
d)
Stump is formed
4.
I happen when the waves don't have enough energy to carry sediment
a)
Deposition
b)
Erosion
c)
Swash
d)
Backwash
5.
I transport material along a beach. What am I.
a)
Longshore Drift
b)
Longshape Drift
c)
Longnose Drift
d)
Longway drift
6.
I am the forward motion of waves
a)
Backwash
b)
Swash
7.
What ecosystem forms behind a spit?
a)
Sand Dune
b)
Salt Marsh
c)
Coral Reef
d)
Mangrove
8.

Which are types of erosion?

a)

Suspension

b)

Solution

c)

Abrasion

d)

Saltation

9.

Headlands and bays are created because of...

a)

layers of different rock types

b)

it's always been like that

c)

tides

d)

destructive waves

10.

What are headlands usually made from?

a)

Soft rock

b)

Hard rock

c)

Rock candy

d)

Rock metal

11.

Which erosional features can you see in this photo?

a)

Arch

b)

Stack

c)

Stump

d)

Cave

12.

What does backwash mean (in geography terms of course)?

a)

The water that moves up the beach at an angle

b)

The water that flows straight back down the beach

c)

When someone has some of your drink but the water from their mouth ends up back in the bottle

d)

The wearing away of rock

13.

This is a picture of a...

a)

Spit

b)

Bar

c)

Tombolo

d)

Longshore Drift

14.

What is the name of the wind that controls the direction of longshore drift?

a)

Strong wind

b)

Tidal wind

c)

Prevailing wind

d)

Coastal wind

15.

Which of these are depositional features?

a)

Spits

b)

Bars

c)

Stacks

d)

Caves

16.

Which process is 'the dropping of material by the sea'?

a)

Erosion

b)

Transportation

c)

Weathering

d)

Deposition

17.

What process causes a scene like this?

a)

Weathering

b)

Longshore drift

c)

Solution

d)

Suspension

18.

Which rock type erodes the quickest?

a)

Hard rock

b)

Soft rock

19.

Which of the following is an example of soft rock?

a)

Chalk

b)

Basalt

c)

Granite

20.

Which type of wave has a strong SWASH

a)

Constructive

b)

Destructive

21.

Which type of wave is associated with erosion

a)

Constructive

b)

Destructive

22.
The type of erosion that occurs when pebbles bang together
a)
Abrasion
b)
Attrition
c)
Hydraulic action
d)
Solution
23.
Waves are created by wind 
a)
True 
b)
False 
24.
How many ways can erosion happen?
a)
2
b)
4
c)
6
d)
3
25.

Which of these can coastal erosion cause?

a)

People can become homeless

b)

People can lose their jobs

c)

People can lose businesses

d)

All of the above

26.

What geology is responsible for the fast erosion along the Holderness coast?

a)

Chalk

b)

Boulder Clay

c)

Sand

27.

What is hydraulic action/power?

a)

Waves picking up rocks and throwing them at the cliff

b)

Rocks knocking into one another, becoming rounder

c)

Chemicals in the water dissolving rocks

d)

Wave power forcing water and air into cracks in the rock

28.

What will happen next?

a)

The soft rock will erode away first

b)

The hard rock will erode away first

c)

Nothing

29.

What is this?

a)

A cave

b)

An arch

c)

A doorway

d)

A rockpool

30.

What will happen to the arch next?

a)

It will get wider

b)

The top will erode away and fall down, leaving a stack

c)

Longshore drift will fill up the gap and make a new cliff face

31.

What is this coastal landform?

a)

Spit

b)

Bar

c)

Cliff

32.

50:50 - Managing a coast by using the natural environment is called what?

a)

Hard engineering

b)

Soft engineering

33.

What is this method of coastal protection called?

a)

Sea wall

b)

Rock armour

c)

Groyne

34.

These rocks are likely to be a result of ..

a)

solution

b)

hydraulic action

c)

attrition

d)

abrasion

35.

Destructive waves have _______ wave frequency and _____ wave height compared to constructive waves

a)

higher, higher

b)

higher, lower

c)

lower, higher

d)

lower, lower

36.

constructive waves have ______ swash and _____ backwash.

a)

strong, strong

b)

strong, weak

c)

weak, strong

d)

weak, weak

37.
What is this landform?
a)
mountain
b)
glacier
c)
bay
d)
canyon
38.

Identify the landform shown in the photo.

a)

Geo

b)

Sea cave

c)

Spit

d)

Tombolo

39.

Identify the landform shown in the photo.

a)

Geo

b)

Beach

c)

Spit

d)

Tombolo

40.

Which of the following geographical term means how far the wind travels?

a)

Wind speed

b)

Fetch

c)

Wind fetch

d)

Prevailing wind

41.

Name Part A of the wave.

a)

crest

b)

trough

c)

wave height

d)

wave length

42.

Name Part B of the wave.

a)

crest

b)

trough

c)

wave height

d)

wave length

43.

The strength of the wind is dependent on ... (click all suitable options.)

a)

wave direction

b)

fetch

c)

wind speed

d)

wind duration

44.

The process when rock particles knock against the base of the cliff causing parts of the cliff to breakdown.

a)

Attrition

b)

Solution

c)

Hydraulic action

d)

Abrasion

45.

What is the most northern Point on the Holderness Coastline?

a)

Spurn Point

b)

Flamborough Head

c)

Gibralta Point

d)

Lizard Point

46.

Fill in the gap:

(a)   Gas Terminal is found at the southern end of the Holderness Coast and is protected by a revetment.

47.

What type of sea defences can be found at Bridlington?

a)

gabions

b)

revetment

c)

sea wall and timber groynes

d)

sea wall, rip rap and groynes

48.

Near which village on the Holderness Coast is this sea defence found?

a)

Hornsea

b)

Skipsea

c)

Mappleton

d)

Withernsea

49.

What rock type are the cliffs from Bridlington to Spurn Point made from?

a)

Chalk

b)

Limestone

c)

Clay

d)

Boulder Clay

50.

Where is the Holderness Coast located?

a)

NW England

b)

NE England

c)

SE England

d)

SW England

51.

What is the name of the headland at the northern end of this coastline?

a)

Flamborough Head

b)

Farnborough Head

c)

Bridlington Head

d)

Fanborough Head

52.

What is the name of the tourist town at the centre of the Holderness coast?

a)

Great Cowden

b)

Flamborough

c)

Mappleton

d)

Bridlington

53.

What feature is Spurn Point?

a)

A sand dune

b)

A spit

c)

A tombolo

d)

A bar

54.

Which direction is Longshore drift on this coastline?

a)

SSE

b)

NNE

c)

NE

d)

S

55.

What has been built at Mappleton to help protect the coast?

a)

Revetments

b)

Sea Wall

c)

Rock Groynes

d)

Offshore breakwaters

56.

What problems might these groynes cause?

a)

Less material to supply Spurn Head

b)

Erosion of the beach at Mappleton

c)

Increased erosion of the headland at Flamborough

57.

The Holderness Coast is Europe's ______ eroding coastline.

a)

Fastest

b)

Slowest

58.

Why is the Holderness Coast eroding so quickly?

a)

Strong winds particularly from the north east.

b)

A long fetch.

c)

Boulder clay if not very resistant to erosion.

d)

The number of tourists that visit the area.

59.

What is the average erosion rate on the coastline?

a)

10-20 metres per year

b)

5-10 metres per year

c)

1-2 metres per year

d)

6-8 metres per year

60.

Easington has the following forms of management?

a)

Revetments and rock armour

b)

Revetments and breakwaters

c)

Revetments and Gabions

d)

None

61.

Most of the engineering used at the Holderness is?

a)

Hard engineering

b)

Soft engineering

62.

What are the lines that go from north to south called?

a)

Longitude Lines

b)

Latitude Lines

c)

Prime Meridians

d)

Equators

63.

What are the lines that run from east to west called?

a)

Longitude Lines

b)

Equators

c)

Prime Meridians

d)

Latitude Lines

64.

What direction is missing?

a)

north

b)

south

c)

east

d)

west

65.

What city is located closest to 70'W and 40'N?

a)

Denver

b)

Niagra Fallas

c)

Boston

d)

Houston

66.

Where is the camp site?

a)

E8

b)

C7

c)

E1

d)

C8

67.

Where is the lake hut?

a)

J4

b)

H3

c)

A1

d)

K5

68.
What is the approximate location of letter B?
a)
80oN, 0o
b)
0o, 80oW
c)
80oS, 0o
d)
0o, 80oE
69.
Which letter would you find at 15oS, 60oW?
a)
A
b)
C
c)
L
d)
H
70.

What line divides the earth into Eastern and Western Hemispheres?

a)

Prime Meridian

b)

Equator

c)

Latitude

d)

Longitude

71.
What is the latitude of New Orleans?
a)
90*W
b)
30*N
c)
30*W
d)
90*E
72.

What is a line drawn around Earth halfway between the North Pole and the South Pole?

a)

equator

b)

prime meridian

c)

latitude

d)

longitude

73.

What is the golden rule for finding a Grid Reference?

a)

Never eat soggy Weet-a-Bix.

b)

Along the corridor, then up the stairs.

c)

Along the pathway, and through the gate.

d)

Eastings before bee-stings.

74.
What is the 6-figure GR for the letter A?
a)
1334
b)
145345
c)
139344
d)
135345
75.

Four-figure grid reference is found in the:

a)

top left corner of a square

b)

bottom left corner of a square

c)

top right corner of a square

d)

bottom right corner of a square

76.

Six-figured grid references should be divided into ___ parts.

a)

10

b)

5

c)

7

d)

12

77.

What is at F2?

a)

Mountains

b)

River

c)

Treasure

d)

Lake

78.

What is the interval of the above contour map?

a)

10 meters

b)

5 meters

c)

1 meter

d)

20 meters

79.

What is the grid reference for car park?

4 lines
80.

What is the four digit grid reference for the car park?

a)

4519

b)

2044

c)

2045

d)

1945

81.

What is the location of blue lagoon lake?

a)

D1

b)

D3

c)

A5

d)

A1

82.
What does this map symbol represent?
a)
Church with a tower
b)
Church with a spire
83.
What does this map symbol represent?
a)
Campsite
b)
Caravan Site
c)
Pub
d)
Parking
84.
What does this map symbol represent?
a)
Campsite
b)
Pub
c)
Caravan site
d)
Nature reserve
85.

What does this map symbol represent?

a)

Bridge

b)

Viewpoint

c)

Orchard

d)

Coniferous wood

86.

What does this map symbol represent?

a)

MIxed Wood

b)

Picnic site

c)

Crag

d)

Non coniferous wood

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