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WorksheetsClimate and coastal processes (F2)
Total questions: 46
Worksheet time: 36mins
Match the following instruments with what they measure
Anemometer
Wind speed
Barometer
Air pressure
Rain gauge
Precipitation
Wind vane
Wind direction
Hygrometer
Humidity
What is the landform labeled #3 in this picture?
Arch
Bay
Spit
Headland
When rocks and other materials carried by the sea are picked up by strong waves and thrown against the coastline causing more material to be broken off and carried away by the sea.
Abrasion
Attrition
Hydraulic action
Solution
What is the coastal management method shown here?
Breakwaters
Rock armour
Groynes
Sea wall
As we move higher up in the mountain (above sea level) , the temperature gets progressively cooler.
What is the factor influencing climate here?
Distance from the sea
Altitude
Latitude
Longitude
What is the landform labeled #5 in this picture?
Arch
Cave
Stack
Stump
The type of rainfall shown here is...
(a)
What is #2 in this picture?
Arch
Bay
Stump
Headland
Rock armour is an example of what kind of engineering?
(a)
When material such as rocks and stones carried by waves hit and knock against each other wearing them down
Abrasion
Attrition
Hydraulic action
Solution
What is the coastal management method shown here?
Beach nourishment
Dune regeneration
Marsh creation
Managed retreat
What is the landform labeled #6 in this picture?
Arch
Cave
Stack
Stump
The type of rainfall shown here is...
(a)
What is the coastal management method shown here?
Breakwaters
Rock armour
Groynes
Sea wall
The force of water crashing against the coastline causing material to be dislodged and carried away by the sea.
(Air becomes trapped in the cracks in the rock and causes the rock to break apart.)
Abrasion
Attrition
Hydraulic action
Solution
A rain gauge is used to measure...
(a)
What is the type of cloud pictured here?
Cirrus
Cumulus
Stratus
What is the coastal management method shown here?
(hint: it's when we let the ocean win)
Beach nourishment
Dune regeneration
Marsh creation
Managed retreat
What is the landform labeled #4 in this picture?
Arch
Cave
Spit
Headland
What is the factor influencing climate pictured here?
(a)
What is the landform labeled #1 in this picture?
Beach
Bay
Spit
Headland
The type of rainfall shown here is...
(a)
Name one advantage of hard engineering coastal management methods
What is the coastal management method shown here?
Beach nourishment
Dune regeneration
Marsh creation
Managed retreat
When acids carried in seawater dissolve certain rocks, which erodes the coastline.
Abrasion
Attrition
Hydraulic action
Solution
What is the type of cloud pictured here?
Cirrus
Cumulus
Stratus
What instrument is used to measure air pressure?
Barometer
Anemometer
Thermometer
Hygrometer
The process shown here is called...
Beach nourishment
Hydraulic action
Longshore drift
Sandbar creation
The instrument shown here is used to measure...
(a)
What is the coastal management method shown here?
Breakwaters
Rock armour
Groynes
Sea wall
Winds coming from the Arctic sometimes cool down the temperature in Europe.
What is the factor influencing climate?
(a)
What does a wind vane tell us? (two words)
(a)
What is the landform labeled #7 in this picture?
Arch
Cave
Stack
Stump
What is the landform shown here?
(a)
Beach nourishment is an example of what kind of engineering?
(a)
Name one disadvantage of soft engineering coastal management methods
What instrument is used to measure humidity?
Barometer
Anemometer
Hygrometer
Ceilometers
What is the unit of measurement for air pressure?
Degrees celcius
Millibars
Km/hour
milimeters
What is this called? (two words)
(a)
Oceans heat up and cool down much more slowly than land. This means that coastal locations tend to be cooler in summer and warmer in winter than places inland at the same latitude and altitude.
What is the factor influencing climate here?
Distance from the sea
Altitude
Latitude
Longitude
What instrument is used to measure wind speed?
Barometer
Anemometer
Thermometer
Hygrometer
What information does a climate graph give us? (select all that apply)
Air pressure
Average temperature
Humidity
Precipitation
What is the type of cloud pictured here?
Cirrus
Cumulus
Stratus
What would be the best place to put a stevenson screen?
In a parking lot
In an open field
On the roof of a skyscraper
On a beach
As we move further away from the equator, the temperature gets progressively cooler.
What is the factor influencing climate here?
Distance from the sea
Altitude
Latitude
Longitude
You all have the potential to do well on the end of year exam. (Select all that apply)
Good luck!
Of course
Affirmative
