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WorksheetsCoastal Landforms GCSE
Total questions: 11
Worksheet time: 5mins
What is the photographer standing inside of?
Sea stack
Sea cave
Wave cut notch
Wave cut platform
The flat area of rock at the base of the cliff is called a...
Sea stack
Wave cut notch
Wave cut platform
Wave cut pavement
A technical word for the horizontal layers in these rocks is...
Strata
Joints
Cliffs
Two types of erosion that will commonly erode sea stacks are...
Hydraulic action and saltation
Hydraulic action and suspension
Hydraulic action and abrasion
Hydraulic action and traction
Which coastal landforms can be seen in this image? (More than one)
Sea stack
Bay
Overhang
Headland
Arch
What type of grass is often found growing on coastal sand dunes?
Marram grass
Maroon grass
Miriam Grass
What 'ingredients' are required to form coastal sand dunes?
A small tidal range
A large tidal range
Storm events
Prevailing wind
An obstacle
Which of these are types of 'hard engineering'?
Revetment
Dune fencing
Sea wall
Groynes
Beach replenishment
Which of these are types of 'soft engineering'?
Rock armour
Dune fencing
Beach replenishment
Groynes
Recurved sea wall
What depositional feature is this?
Tombolo
Bar
Spit
Draw over this image to show how the coastline might change in the future.
