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WorksheetsCoastal Management
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 5mins
Longshore drift is defined as...
the wearing away of soil and rock by wind and water.
Fore dunes
the movement of sand and other materials along the shore
hollow eroded by the impact of waves at the foot of a cliff
The geological process in which sediments, soil and rocks are added to a landform or mass is called...
Erosion
Deposition
Sea Walls, Groynes and Beach Nourishment are all examples of what?
Coastal Landforms
Coastal Processes
Coastal Management
Biotic Processes
A constructive wave occurs when...
the swash is stronger than the backwash.
The backwash is stronger than the swash.
there is a storm.
it breaks over a reef.
What impact can groynes have along the coast?
They starve the beaches of sand further along the coast
They increase the amount of sand further along the coast
A tombolo is formed when a spit connects the mainland coast to what?
Headland
Bay
Jetty
Island
What often involves building artificial structures which try to control natural processes?
Hard Engineering
Soft Engineering
Which soft engineering strategy re-shapes the profile of a beach?
Off Shore Reefs
Beach Nourishment
Dune Regeneration
Beach Reprofiling
Dune regeneration provides a barrier between land and sea.
True
False
Off shore reefs are expensive
True
False
