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Mr Griffin's Coastal Geography quiz

Total questions: 81

Worksheet time: 44mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Waves are created by wind 
a)
True 
b)
False 
2.
I transport material along a beach. What am I?
a)
Longshore Drift
b)
Longshape Drift
c)
Longnose Drift
d)
Longway drift
3.
I happen when the waves don't have enough energy to carry sediment
a)
Deposition
b)
Erosion
c)
Swash
d)
Backwash
4.
The type of erosion that occurs when pebbles bang together
a)
Abrasion
b)
Attrition
c)
Hydraulic action
d)
Solution
5.
Which erodes quicker?
a)
Hard rock
b)
Soft rock
6.
Social Impacts are...
a)
impacts affecting people and communitites
b)
impacts affecting soccer
c)
impacts affecting animals
d)
impacts affecting work
7.
Economic impacts are...
a)
impacts that affect nature
b)
impacts that affect echoes
c)
impacts that affect money, jobs and businesses
d)
impacts that affect people
8.
Environmental impacts are...
a)
impacts that affect people
b)
impacts that affect engines
c)
impacts that affect money
d)
impacts that affect nature
9.
Erosion means 'the wearing away of rock'.
a)
True
b)
False
10.
How many ways can erosion happen?
a)
2
b)
4
c)
6
d)
3
11.
What is this landform?
a)
Spit
b)
Sand dune
c)
Stack
d)
Stump
12.
I am the type of erosion where sediment scrapes against the headland. What am I?
a)
Attrition
b)
Hydraulic action
c)
Solution
d)
Abrasion
13.
I happen when the waves don't have enough energy to carry sediment
a)
Deposition
b)
Erosion
c)
Swash
d)
Backwash
14.
I transport material along a beach. What am I.
a)
Longshore Drift
b)
Longshape Drift
c)
Longnose Drift
d)
Longway drift
15.
I am the forward motion of waves
a)
Backwash
b)
Swash
16.
Erosion means 'the wearing away of rock'.
a)
True
b)
False
17.

Which are types of erosion?

a)

Suspension

b)

Solution

c)

Abrasion

d)

Saltation

18.

Headlands and bays are created because of...

a)

layers of different rock types

b)

it's always been like that

c)

tides

d)

destructive waves

19.

What is meant by transportation?

a)

The wearing away of the landscape

b)

When eroded rock is moved to another place by the sea

c)

When transported material is dropped by the sea

d)

The breaking down of rock

20.

Which erosional features can you see in this photo?

a)

Arch

b)

Stack

c)

Stump

d)

Cave

21.

Which type of transportation is when 'large material like boulders are pushed and rolled along'

a)

Suspension

b)

Solution

c)

Saltation

d)

Traction

22.

Which of these are depositional features?

a)

Spits

b)

Bars

c)

Stacks

d)

Caves

23.

What process causes a scene like this?

a)

Weathering

b)

Longshore drift

c)

Solution

d)

Suspension

24.
What is this landform?
a)
Arch
b)
Cave
c)
Headland
d)
Wave-cut Platform
25.
What best describe hydraulic action?
a)
Sediment grinds against the cliff
b)
Sediment is thrown at the cliff
c)
Waves smash into the cliff compression air which weakens the cliff
26.
What is this landform?
a)
Spit
b)
Sand dune
c)
Stack
d)
Stump
27.
Which is a landform of coastal erosion?
a)
Stack
b)
Spit
c)
Sand Dune
d)
Bar
28.
What is the name for the coastline which has alternating bands of hard and soft rock in the same direction as the coastline?
a)
Discordant
b)
Concordant
29.
What is the first stage in a stack formation?
a)
Arch is formed
b)
Cave is formed
c)
Line of weakness in rock
d)
Stump is formed
30.
I am the type of erosion where sediment scrapes against the headland. What am I?
a)
Attrition
b)
Hydraulic action
c)
Solution
d)
Abrasion
31.
I happen when the waves don't have enough energy to carry sediment
a)
Deposition
b)
Erosion
c)
Swash
d)
Backwash
32.
I transport material along a beach. What am I.
a)
Longshore Drift
b)
Longshape Drift
c)
Longnose Drift
d)
Longway drift
33.
I am the forward motion of waves
a)
Backwash
b)
Swash
34.
What ecosystem forms behind a spit?
a)
Sand Dune
b)
Salt Marsh
c)
Coral Reef
d)
Mangrove
35.
What is not a condition for sand dunes to form?
a)
Sediment Supply
b)
Strong wind
c)
An obstacle
d)
No tide
36.

Which is the definition of the word "coast"

a)

The seaside where there is sand and seawater.

b)

The zone where the land meets the sea.

c)

Tall cliffs made of chalk.

d)

A place where there is saltwater and rocks.

37.

Why are waves created?

a)

Due to the pull of the moon

b)

Due to gravity pulling the water up and down

c)

Due to the wind blowing over the ocean

38.

Which direction does the highest/strongest fetch come from in the UK

a)

South-West

b)

North-East

c)

South-East

d)

North-West

39.

Which part of the wave pushes material up the beach?

a)

Backwash

b)

Swash

c)

Fetch

d)

Wind

40.

Why does the wave go straight back down the beach?

a)

due to gravity

b)

due to the wind

c)

because the next wave is approaching

d)

due to the swash

41.

Which type of wave builds up the beach?

a)

Destructive

b)

Constructive

c)

Passive

42.

In destructive waves, the backwash is.....?

a)

Strong

b)

Weak

c)

The same as the swash

43.

What does coastline mean?

a)

Where the land meets the sea

b)

Where the land meets the sea, it is a forever changing line

c)

Where there is a beach

d)

Where the sea is

44.

Headlands and bays are created because of...

a)

layers of different rock types

b)

it's always been like that

c)

tides

d)

destructive waves

45.

'The wearing away of the landscape ' is the definition for...

a)

Weathering

b)

Erosion

c)

Attrition

d)

Abrasion

46.

Which of these is the definition for hydraulic action?

a)

Bits of rock and sand grind down the coast line like sandpaper

b)

The waves smash rocks and pebbles into the shore, and each other, they break and become smoother

c)

Acids contained in the water will dissolve some types of rock

d)

Air may become trapped in cracks in the coast. The trapped air is compressed which weakens the rocks

47.

What is meant by transportation?

a)

The wearing away of the landscape

b)

When eroded rock is moved to another place by the sea

c)

When transported material is dropped by the sea

d)

The breaking down of rock

48.

What are headlands usually made from?

a)

Soft rock

b)

Hard rock

c)

Rock candy

d)

Rock metal

49.

What does backwash mean (in geography terms of course)?

a)

The water that moves up the beach at an angle

b)

The water that flows straight back down the beach

c)

When someone has some of your drink but the water from their mouth ends up back in the bottle

d)

The wearing away of rock

50.

Which process is 'the dropping of material by the sea'?

a)

Erosion

b)

Transportation

c)

Weathering

d)

Deposition

51.

What process causes a scene like this?

a)

Weathering

b)

Longshore drift

c)

Solution

d)

Suspension

52.

What coastal protection strategy is shown in the image?

a)

Groynes

b)

Sea Wall

c)

Revetments

d)

Beach Nourishment

53.
Waves are created by wind 
a)
True 
b)
False 
54.
I transport material along a beach. What am I?
a)
Longshore Drift
b)
Longshape Drift
c)
Longnose Drift
d)
Longway drift
55.
I happen when the waves don't have enough energy to carry sediment
a)
Deposition
b)
Erosion
c)
Swash
d)
Backwash
56.
Which erodes quicker?
a)
Hard rock
b)
Soft rock
57.
Erosion means 'the wearing away of rock'.
a)
True
b)
False
58.
What is this landform?
a)
Spit
b)
Sand dune
c)
Stack
d)
Stump
59.
I am the type of erosion where sediment scrapes against the headland. What am I?
a)
Attrition
b)
Hydraulic action
c)
Solution
d)
Abrasion
60.
What is this landform?
a)
Arch
b)
Cave
c)
Headland
d)
Wave-cut Platform
61.
What best describe hydraulic action?
a)
Sediment grinds against the cliff
b)
Sediment is thrown at the cliff
c)
Waves smash into the cliff compression air which weakens the cliff
62.

What does coastline mean?

a)

Where the land meets the sea

b)

Where the land meets the sea, it is a forever changing line

c)

Where there is a beach

d)

Where the sea is

63.

What controls the tide?

a)

The moon

b)

The sun

c)

The moon and the sun

d)

Mermaids

64.

Which are types of erosion?

a)

Suspension

b)

Solution

c)

Abrasion

d)

Saltation

65.

Headlands and bays are created because of...

a)

layers of different rock types

b)

it's always been like that

c)

tides

d)

destructive waves

66.

'The wearing away of the landscape ' is the definition for...

a)

Weathering

b)

Erosion

c)

Attrition

d)

Abrasion

67.

Which of these is the definition for hydraulic action?

a)

Bits of rock and sand grind down the coast line like sandpaper

b)

The waves smash rocks and pebbles into the shore, and each other, they break and become smoother

c)

Acids contained in the water will dissolve some types of rock

d)

Air may become trapped in cracks in the coast. The trapped air is compressed which weakens the rocks

68.

What is meant by transportation?

a)

The wearing away of the landscape

b)

When eroded rock is moved to another place by the sea

c)

When transported material is dropped by the sea

d)

The breaking down of rock

69.

Who's fault was it Johnny got stuck on the beach?

a)

His own! What kind of 17 year old can't swim?

b)

Nature's, it was a full moon last night making the tides more extreme after all

c)

Jake's! He never showed up, some friend he is!

d)

Probably a combination of the above

70.

What are headlands usually made from?

a)

Soft rock

b)

Hard rock

c)

Rock candy

d)

Rock metal

71.

Which is the 6th stage of headland features?

a)

Arch

b)

Cave

c)

Stump

d)

Stack

72.

Which erosional features can you see in this photo?

a)

Arch

b)

Stack

c)

Stump

d)

Cave

73.

How many types of transportation are there?

a)

2

b)

5

c)

4

d)

3

74.

Which type of transportation is when 'large material like boulders are pushed and rolled along'

a)

Suspension

b)

Solution

c)

Saltation

d)

Traction

75.

Which type of transportation bounces along the sea bed like a bouncy ball?

a)

Suspension

b)

Solution

c)

Saltation

d)

Traction

76.

What does backwash mean (in geography terms of course)?

a)

The water that moves up the beach at an angle

b)

The water that flows straight back down the beach

c)

When someone has some of your drink but the water from their mouth ends up back in the bottle

d)

The wearing away of rock

77.

This is a picture of a...

a)

Spit

b)

Bar

c)

Tombolo

d)

Longshore Drift

78.

What is the name of the wind that controls the direction of longshore drift?

a)

Strong wind

b)

Tidal wind

c)

Prevailing wind

d)

Coastal wind

79.

Which of these are depositional features?

a)

Spits

b)

Bars

c)

Stacks

d)

Caves

80.

Which process is 'the dropping of material by the sea'?

a)

Erosion

b)

Transportation

c)

Weathering

d)

Deposition

81.

What process causes a scene like this?

a)

Weathering

b)

Longshore drift

c)

Solution

d)

Suspension

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