WorksheetsRivers, Coasts and Storms Assessment
Total questions: 26
Worksheet time: 14mins
The sand bar formed as a direct result of
(SID)
erosion due to a decrease in stream velocity
Where is the greatest amount of deposition?
Look for SID
Water on the inner bend of a river is ___. (SID)
Faster
Wetter
Slower
Water on the inner bend is slower, causing the ____ of sediments
Erosion
Deposition
When the stream velocity decreases there will be more __________
deposition
erosion
The most influential force that shapes the shoreline is
wave action
human activity
wind
currents
All of the following are features of an erosional coast except
sea cliff
sea caves
arches
dunes
A steep narrow beach most likely indicates
high energy waves are common
low energy waves are common
a depositional coast
a typical east coast beach
Oceanographers classify coasts as
fun or lame
water temperature
the physical processes at work (deposition or erosion)
republican or democrat
Types of estuaries include
a salt wedge estuary
a well mixed estuary
a partially mixed estuary
all of the above
Identify this coastal landform.
Spit
Tombolo
Headland
Sandbar
Identify the landform.
Sea arch
Tombolo
Sea Stack
Stump
Identify the landform type.
Sea Stack
Sea Stump
Arch
Bay
Bays are created by:
Deposition
Erosion
Weathering
Transportation
Identify the landform type.
Sand Bar
Tombolo
Spit
Peninsula
What is the calm center of a hurricane called?
funnel cloud
downburst
eyewall
eye
The major difference between a tropical storm and a hurricane is __________.
rainfall amounts
wind speed
air temperature
What is the strongest category of hurricane?
What social reasons make some places more vulnerable to tropical storms than others?
Poor quality infrastructure
Poor healthcare
No flood defences
Access to education
