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Worksheets3 - Coastal Processes
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 10mins
Which of the following are examples of sedimentary rock?
Chalk
Clay
Limestone
Marble
What causes waves to occur?
Wind
Moon
Sun
Humans
If there is a strong wind, what type of wave will occur?
Constructive
Destructive
Swash
Backwash
If there is a weak wind, what type of wave will occur?
Constructive
Destructive
Swash
Backwash
What is the fetch?
The distance the wind blows over the land
The distance the wind blows over the sea
The distance the backwash of the wave travels
The height of the wave above land
What is the fetch?
The distance the wind blows over the land
The distance the wind blows over the sea
The distance the backwash of the wave travels
The height of the wave above land
If there is a long fetch, what type of wave will likely occur?
Constructive
Destructive
Swash
Backwash
If there is a short fetch, what type of wave will likely occur?
Constructive
Destructive
Swash
Backwash
Which of the following are characteristics of destructive waves?
Stronger backwash
Stronger swash
Erodes the land
Builds the land
Which of the following are characteristics of constructive waves?
Stronger backwash
Stronger swash
Erodes the land
Builds the land
Which physical process breaks down land without movement?
Weathering
Deposition
Erosion
Mass movement
Which physical process breaks down land with wave action?
Weathering
Deposition
Erosion
Mass movement
Which physical process is the movement of material downslope under the influence of gravity?
Weathering
Deposition
Erosion
Mass movement
Which of the following are examples of mechanical weathering?
Freeze-thaw
Carbonation
Animal burrowing
Salt weathering
Which of the following are examples of biological weathering?
Plant roots
Carbonation
Animal burrowing
Salt weathering
Which of the following are examples of chemical weathering?
Plant roots
Carbonation
Freeze-thaw
Salt weathering
Which type of mass movement is the movement of material downslope in a linear plane?
Mudslides
Rock fall
Land slides
Slumping
Which type of mass movement is the movement of material downslope in a curved plane?
Mudslides
Rock fall
Land slides
Slumping
Which type of mass movement is the falling of rock debris?
Mudslides
Rock fall
Land slides
Slumping
Which type of erosion involves the force of the water compressing air into the cracks in the rock?
Hydraulic action
Attrition
Solution
Abrasion
