WorksheetsCoastal Processes
Total questions: 42
Worksheet time: 21mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
rebuilding an area of beach by adding new sand.
a)
beach nourishment
b)
process
c)
landform
d)
mechanical weathering
2.
planting grass of building wooden structures to help protect sand dunes from erosion.
a)
dune stabilisation
b)
beach nourishment
c)
process
d)
landform
3.
Wooden features built at right angles to the coast to prevent removal of the beach by longshore drift.
a)
groynes
b)
dune stabilisation
c)
beach nourishment
d)
process
4.
Large blocks of stone placed along the coast to protect the area from coastal erosion.
a)
revetments
b)
groynes
c)
dune stabilisation
d)
beach nourishment
5.
A permanent concrete feature built to protect the coastline from erosion.
a)
sea wall
b)
revetments
c)
groynes
d)
dune stabilisation
6.
A pillar of rock left on isolated form the coast. This is created by coastal erosion.
a)
stack
b)
sea wall
c)
revetments
d)
groynes
7.
An area of more resistant rock that sticks towards the sea.
a)
headland
b)
stack
c)
sea wall
d)
revetments
8.
A long flat feature created by erosion of cliffs
a)
wave cut platform
b)
headland
c)
stack
d)
sea wall
9.
Small pebbles transported by skipping across the sea bed.
a)
saltation
b)
wave cut platform
c)
headland
d)
stack
10.
Fine particles carried along in water.
a)
suspension
b)
saltation
c)
wave cut platform
d)
headland
11.
The power of water forcing air into cracks in the rock face and weakening it.
a)
hydraulic action
b)
suspension
c)
saltation
d)
wave cut platform
12.
A process by which rocks and sand erode cliffs by being blasted against it by the sea.
a)
abrasion
b)
hydraulic action
c)
suspension
d)
saltation
13.
A process where rocks and pebbles are broken down into finer material by colliding with each other.
a)
attrition
b)
abrasion
c)
hydraulic action
d)
suspension
14.
A feature created by longshore drift where beach material extends out from the coast to form a long thin strip of land.
a)
spit
b)
attrition
c)
abrasion
d)
hydraulic action
15.
A feature created by longshore drift where a spite extends out and joins with a former island.
a)
tombolo
b)
spit
c)
attrition
d)
abrasion
16.
A feature created by longshore drift where a spit extends between two headlands cutting off the water behind it
a)
bar
b)
tombolo
c)
spit
d)
attrition
17.
A body of salt water that has been cut off from the sea by the creation of a sand bar.
a)
lagoon
b)
bar
c)
tombolo
d)
spit
18.
A process by which softer clay rocks fall from a cliff into the sea.
a)
slumping
b)
lagoon
c)
bar
d)
tombolo
19.
Processes of mechanical and chemical weathering that help to erode a cliff face.
a)
sub-aerial processes
b)
slumping
c)
lagoon
d)
bar
20.
A person who has had to leave their country for environmental reasons. e.g. sea level rise flooding their home.
a)
environmental refugee
b)
sub-aerial processes
c)
slumping
d)
lagoon
21.
a process by which beach material is transported along the coast.
a)
longshore drift
b)
environmental refugee
c)
sub-aerial processes
d)
slumping
22.
the movement of a breaking wave towards the coast. This action also helps to add material tot he beach.
a)
swash
b)
longshore drift
c)
environmental refugee
d)
sub-aerial processes
23.
the movement of a breaking wave towards the sea. This action also removes material from the beach.
a)
backwash
b)
swash
c)
longshore drift
d)
environmental refugee
24.
waves with a stronger swash that help to build material up onto the beach.
a)
constructive waves
b)
backwash
c)
swash
d)
longshore drift
25.
waves with a stronger backwash that remove material from the beach.
a)
destructive waves
b)
constructive waves
c)
backwash
d)
swash
26.
the distance a wave travels before breaking on the coast.
a)
fetch
b)
destructive waves
c)
constructive waves
d)
backwash
27.
The plan that details how a local authority will manage each stretch of coastline in the UK in the future.
a)
shoreline management plan
b)
fetch
c)
destructive waves
d)
constructive waves
28.
some areas of the the UK are rising up as they recover from the weight of ice that was on them in glacial times.
a)
postglacial rebound
b)
shoreline management plan
c)
fetch
d)
destructive waves
29.
Large rocks placed at the foot of cliffs or in front of sea walls to reduce erosion
a)
Rock Armour (Rip Rap)
b)
postglacial rebound
c)
shoreline management plan
d)
fetch
30.
this is a more resistant rock and it will take longer for the sea to erode it.
a)
granite
b)
Rock Armour (Rip Rap)
c)
postglacial rebound
d)
shoreline management plan
31.
a soft rock that is easily eroded by the sea. This is found on the Holderness Coast of East Yorkshire.
a)
boulder clay
b)
granite
c)
Rock Armour (Rip Rap)
d)
postglacial rebound
32.
Employing coastal defence strategies to maintain the coastline in its current position.
a)
hold the line
b)
boulder clay
c)
granite
d)
Rock Armour (Rip Rap)
33.
Allowing controlled flooding of coastal areas in places where the value of the land is low.
a)
Managed retreat
b)
hold the line
c)
boulder clay
d)
granite
34.
a low lying coral island that is vulnerable to rises in sea level.
a)
Atoll
b)
Managed retreat
c)
hold the line
d)
boulder clay
35.
a decision-making process in which you weigh up the expense of implementing a sea defence strategy against the benefits it will bring
a)
cost-benefit analysis
b)
Atoll
c)
Managed retreat
d)
hold the line
36.
Protecting the coast by working with nature.
a)
Soft engineering
b)
cost-benefit analysis
c)
Atoll
d)
Managed retreat
37.
Building artificial structures such as sea walls aimed at controlling coastal erosion.
a)
Hard engineering
b)
Soft engineering
c)
cost-benefit analysis
d)
Atoll
38.
the process by which rocks break down as a result of chemical reactions
a)
chemical weathering
b)
Hard engineering
c)
Soft engineering
d)
cost-benefit analysis
39.
plant roots and animals burrowing can weaken cliffs.
a)
biological weathering
b)
chemical weathering
c)
Hard engineering
d)
Soft engineering
40.
Physical processes such a s freeze-thaw weathering can break rocks down and cause cliffs to erode.
a)
mechanical weathering
b)
biological weathering
c)
chemical weathering
d)
Hard engineering
41.
a natural feature of the earth's surface. For example this could be a headland
a)
landform
b)
mechanical weathering
c)
biological weathering
d)
chemical weathering
42.
something that causes the creation of a landform. This could be erosion or deposition.
a)
process
b)
landform
c)
mechanical weathering
d)
biological weathering
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