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Coastal Landforms GCSE

Total questions: 11

Worksheet time: 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the photographer standing inside of?

a)

Sea stack

b)

Sea cave

c)

Wave cut notch

d)

Wave cut platform

2.

The flat area of rock at the base of the cliff is called a...

a)

Sea stack

b)

Wave cut notch

c)

Wave cut platform

d)

Wave cut pavement

3.

A technical word for the horizontal layers in these rocks is...

a)

Strata

b)

Joints

c)

Cliffs

4.

Two types of erosion that will commonly erode sea stacks are...

a)

Hydraulic action and saltation

b)

Hydraulic action and suspension

c)

Hydraulic action and abrasion

d)

Hydraulic action and traction

5.

Which coastal landforms can be seen in this image? (More than one)

a)

Sea stack

b)

Bay

c)

Overhang

d)

Headland

e)

Arch

6.

What type of grass is often found growing on coastal sand dunes?

a)

Marram grass

b)

Maroon grass

c)

Miriam Grass

7.

What 'ingredients' are required to form coastal sand dunes?

a)

A small tidal range

b)

A large tidal range

c)

Storm events

d)

Prevailing wind

e)

An obstacle

8.

Which of these are types of 'hard engineering'?

a)

Revetment

b)

Dune fencing

c)

Sea wall

d)

Groynes

e)

Beach replenishment

9.

Which of these are types of 'soft engineering'?

a)

Rock armour

b)

Dune fencing

c)

Beach replenishment

d)

Groynes

e)

Recurved sea wall

10.

What depositional feature is this?

a)

Tombolo

b)

Bar

c)

Spit

11.

Draw over this image to show how the coastline might change in the future.