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Coastal Processes

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 23mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of a coastal wave?

a)

Crest

b)

Swash

c)

Trough

d)

Landform

2.

The process by which rock fragments carried by the water are thrown against the coast, breaking up the coastal rocks:

a)

Solution

b)

Abrasion

c)

Cavitation

d)

Hydraulic Action

3.

Which of the following is responsible for transporting sediments along the coast?

a)

Tides

b)

Erosion

c)

Swash

d)

Longshore Current

4.

The process by which sediment is dropped or laid down by waves is known as:

a)

Erosion

b)

Weathering

c)

Depostion

d)

Transportation

5.

Which of the following landforms is NOT formed from wave erosion?

a)

Cliffs

b)

Arches

c)

Stacks

d)

Spits

6.

A narrow strip of land that extends into the water from the coast is called a:

a)

Headland

b)

Bay

c)

Spit

d)

Estuary

7.

Which of the following landforms is created by wave deposition?

a)

Bay-bars

b)

Cliffs

c)

Caves

d)

Stacks

8.

Large quantities of sand may be deposited up the beach creating a parallel rise to the beach. If it stays in place, it may eventually become a high ridge of sand called a:

a)

Beach

b)

Berm

c)

Estuary

d)

Tidal flat

9.

The repeated movement of water caused by the gravitational pull of the Moon is called:

a)

Waves

b)

Tides

c)

Currents

d)

Swell

10.

Which of the following landforms is created by wave transportation?

a)

Cliffs

b)

Arches

c)

Tombolos

d)

Stacks

11.

The process by which waves change direction and bend as they encounter an obstacle is known as:

a)

Refraction

b)

Reflection

c)

Absorption

d)

Diffraction

12.

Which of the following is NOT a feature formed from wave deposition?

a)

Barrier islands

b)

Caves

c)

Spits

d)

Tombolos

13.

A long, narrow sandbar that connects an island to the mainland is called a:

a)

Spit

b)

Tombolo

c)

Barrier Island

d)

Estuary

14.

The vertical distance between the crest and trough of a wave is called the:

a)

Wavelength

b)

Frequency

c)

Wave Height

d)

Wave Refraction

15.

The process by which rock particles carried by the water collide with each other, becoming smaller, smoother and rounder particles is known as:

a)

Abrasion

b)

Attrition

c)

Solution

d)

Diffraction

16.

Which of the following is NOT a feature formed from wave transportation?

a)

Sandbars

b)

Caves

c)

Longshore

d)

Barrier islands

17.

The process of waves crashing against cliffs and wearing them away is an example of:

a)

Hydraulic action

b)

Solution

c)

Corrasion

d)

Abrasion

18.

The horizontal distance between two consecutive wave crests or troughs is known as the:

a)

Wave length

b)

Wave Frequency

c)

Amplitude

d)

Swash

19.

Which of the following is a feature formed from wave erosion?

a)

Caves

b)

Bars

c)

Spits

d)

Tombolos

20.

Under the influence of gravity water is pulled back toward the sea. This is known as:

a)

Swash

b)

Backwash

c)

Longshore currents

d)

Rip currents

21.

The main agent of coastal change is:

a)

Wind

b)

Currents

c)

Swash

d)

Spit

22.

Which of the following is NOT a feature formed from wave deposition?

a)

Barrier islands

b)

Spits

c)

Notches

d)

Bay-bars

23.

Which feature develops along coasts with alternate bands of resistant and less resistant rocks due to erosion and wave refraction ?

a)

Tombolos

b)

Headlands and Bays

c)

Stacks

d)

Spits

24.

An area of water dammed by a bay-bar:

a)

Estuary

b)

Dune

c)

Tidal wave

d)

Lagoon

25.

The process by which waves carry and move sediment along the coast is known as:

a)

Longshore drift

b)

Erosion

c)

Deposition

d)

Weathering