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Coasts Revision Quiz

Total questions: 90

Worksheet time: 47mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the zone where land meets the sea?

a)

Tide

b)

Beach

c)

Cliff

d)

Coast

2.

Which coastal feature is formed by the erosion of a headland?

a)

Bay

b)

Spit

c)

Stack

d)

Cave

3.

What is the process of transporting sediment along the coastline?

a)

Traction

b)

Saltation

c)

Suspension

d)

Longshore drift

4.

Which method of coastal management uses natural resources and the environment?

a)

Soft Engineering

b)

Sea Wall

c)

Groynes

d)

Gabions

5.

What causes tides in coastal regions?

a)

Wind force

b)

Gravitational pull of the Moon

c)

Rainfall

d)

Gravitational pull of the Sun

6.

Which coastal feature is created by the deposition of material carried by currents and waves?

a)

Headland

b)

Spit

c)

Stack

d)

Bay

7.

What is the primary factor that determines the size and strength of waves?

a)

Depth of the ocean

b)

Temperature of the water

c)

Speed of the wind

d)

Amount of rainfall

8.

Which coastal feature is a result of continued erosion of a stack?

a)

Cave

b)

Stump

c)

Arch

d)

Tombolo

9.

What is the process of rocks being worn down by the movement of water?

a)

Solution

b)

Attrition

c)

Abrasion

d)

Hydraulic Action

10.

Which coastal feature creates natural barrier that helps protect areas from erosion?

a)

Tombolo

b)

Revetments

c)

Groynes

d)

Bar

11.

What is the primary cause of coastal erosion?

a)

Gravitational pull of the Moon

b)

Rainfall

c)

Sunlight

d)

Wind force

12.

Which coastal process involves the movement of sediment in a zig-zag motion along the coastline?

a)

Longshore drift

b)

Suspension

c)

Saltation

d)

Traction

13.

What is the primary reason for the growth of population centers along coasts?

a)

Abundance of forests

b)

Proximity to mountains

c)

Availability of freshwater

d)

Access to industries

14.

Which coastal feature is a result of the collapse of an arch?

a)

Cave

b)

Stack

c)

Spit

d)

Stump

15.

What is the primary factor that determines the direction of swash onto the coastline?

a)

Prevailing wind

b)

Temperature of the water

c)

Amount of sunlight

d)

Depth of the ocean

16.

A high energy environment causes __________ to occur?

a)

Erosion

b)

Deposition

c)

Gravity

d)

Sand Dunes

17.

This coastline was created due to...

a)

Erosion

b)

Deposition

c)

Using your phone in class

d)

Both

18.

When backwash is stronger than swash, what occurs?

a)

Erosion

b)

Depositon

c)

Sand Dunes

d)

Urban Development

19.

Erosion happens faster when water interacts with...

a)

Hard Rocks eg. Igneous and Metamorphic Rock

b)

Soft Rocks eg. Sedimentary Rocks

c)

At the same rate on both hard and soft rocks

20.

What does the term fetch refer to?

a)

The shape of a headland

b)

The distance a wave travels undisturbed before it reaches land

c)

The movement of sediment within an ecosystem

d)

The time it takes for erosion to occur

21.

What is hydraulic action?

a)

The weight and impact of water against the coastline which cause cracks/caves to form.

b)

The way a coastal feature transitions into a new feature

c)

The time it takes for erosion to occur

d)

The way a wave moves up the beach and interacts with the coastline.

22.

Abrasion occurs when?

a)

Little rocks get picked up by the waves and smashed on to the cliffs

b)

Small rocks are smashed against each other, making smaller rocks.

c)

Chemicals in the sea water dissolve the rocks

d)

At low tide when animals enter the coastal environment.

23.

Solution occurs when?

a)

Little rocks get picked up by the waves and smashed on to the cliffs

b)

Small rocks are smashed against each other, making smaller rocks.

c)

Chemicals in the sea water dissolve the rocks

d)

At low tide when animals enter the coastal environment.

24.

Attrition occurs when?

a)

Little rocks get picked up by the waves and smashed on to the cliffs

b)

Small rocks are smashed against each other, making smaller rocks.

c)

Chemicals in the sea water dissolve the rocks

d)

At low tide when animals enter the coastal environment.

25.

What wave type is associated with erosion?

a)

Constructive Waves

b)

Destructive Waves

c)

Radio Waves

d)

Polar Waves

26.

What wave type is associated with deposition?

a)

Constructive Waves

b)

Destructive Waves

c)

Radio Waves

d)

Polar Waves

27.

What pattern does longshore drift create?

a)

Zig-Zag

b)

Ripple

c)

Circular

d)

Straight Lines

28.

What is key in the creation of sand dunes? (Select 2)

a)

Onshore Winds to transport sand up the beach

b)

Constructive waves

c)

Off-Shore Winds to transport sand up the beach

d)

High Energy wave environment

29.

What contributes to the longshore drift process? (select 2)

a)

Direction of wave

b)

Prevailing Wind Direction

c)

Accretion

d)

Sand Dunes

30.

What is this depositional feature called?

a)

Tombolo

b)

Spit

c)

Sand Dune

d)

Sand Bar

31.

What erosional features are present in this image? (Select 3)

a)

Stack

b)

Stump

c)

Cliff

d)

Arch

e)

Cave

32.

Deposition Occurs when there is a... (Select 3)

a)

Low Energy (calm) Environments

b)

Swash is stronger than backwash

c)

Short Fetch

d)

Destructive Waves

e)

Backwash is stronger than fetch

33.

This is an example of what coastal process...

a)

Deposition

b)

Erosion

c)

A Volcano

d)

Tectonic Plates

34.

These coastal features are all a result of...

a)

Deposition

b)

Erosion

c)

Haiku

d)

World War I

35.

These coastal features are all a result of...

a)

Deposition

b)

Erosion

c)

William Shakespere

d)

Nuclear Warfare

36.

What is the main erosion feature shown here?

a)

Arch

b)

Beach

c)

Sand Dunes

d)

Stack

37.

What coastal erosion feature is shown here?

a)

Blowhole

b)

Stack

c)

Arch

d)

Cliff

38.

Give an example of a pioneer species

a)

Pampas Grass

b)

Marram Grass

c)

Wheatgrass

39.

Groynes are an effective technique because they slow down the process of what occurring?

a)

Transportation

b)

Longshore drift

c)

Nearshore drift

d)

Deposition

40.

How do groynes work to protect the coastline?

a)

They trap sediment by slowing down longshore drift, thereby building up a wide beach

b)

They absorb wave energy so that the cliffs behind are protected

c)

They act as a hard rock barrier at foot of cliff to provide a buffer again the sea

d)

They allow rapid longshore drift along the coastline

41.

If the photo is facing south, which direction is longshore drift working in?

a)

west to east

b)

east to west

c)

south to north

d)

north to south

42.

What is the main disadvantage of using groynes?

a)

They can starve other beaches of sediment

b)

Look ugly and unnatural

c)

Expensive

43.

Which two coastal management structures can you see

a)

Sea wall and gabions

b)

Groyne and rock armour

c)

Gabions and groynes

d)

Sea wall and rock armour

44.

A recurved sea wall is effective because it...

a)

Is not particularly expensive

b)

Stops erosion of the coastline

c)

Deflects wave energy back out to sea

45.

Beach nourishment is .... (choose 2)

a)

when and or shingle is moved from the front to back of the beach by bulldozers

b)

When marram grass is planted to stabilise the beach

c)

A more sustainable form of protecting the coastline

d)

when and sand or shingle is dredged offshore and dumped onto beaches

46.
Sand is being dumped or removed?
a)
Removed 
b)
Dumped 
47.
What is the dumping of new sand onto an eroded beach to restore it?
a)
barrier island
b)
beach nourishment
c)
dredging
d)
jetty
48.
What is the main advantage of rip rap?
a)
Stops erosion
b)
Aesthetically pleasing
c)
Minimal effect on wildlife, often creating new habitats
d)
Environmental damage due to transportation
49.

Which key word? 'This involves building artificial structures which try to control natural processes of erosion. '

a)

Hard engineering

b)

Soft engineering

c)

Managed retreat

d)

Regeneration

50.

Wooden/rock structures running at right angles to the shoreline. They trap sediment and build beaches.

a)

Rip-rap

b)

Revetment

c)

Groyne

d)

Sea wall

51.

What is the optimum shape for a seawall?

a)

Concave

b)

Convex

c)

Straight

d)

45 degree angle

52.

Identify the soft engineering approach to coastal management?

a)

Breakwater

b)

Rip-rap

c)

Beach nourishment

d)

Gabions

53.

Some coastlines eroded faster than others due to the fetch. What is the fetch?

a)

The change of seasons.

b)

The rock composition along a coastline.

c)

The distance over which the wave has traveled.

d)

The average wave height of approaching waves.

54.

What is an example of a less resistant rock?

a)

Limestone

b)

Boulder clay

c)

Chalk

d)

Granite

55.

Name the coastal defence strategy?

a)

Groyne

b)

Sea wall

c)

Revetment

d)

Gabion

56.

Which of these is an advantage of Riprap?

a)

Unattractive

b)

Can be dangerous when people climb on it

c)

Relatively cheap and easy to maintain

d)

Expensive to transport the boulders

57.

Name the coastal management technique.

a)

Sea wall

b)

Gabions

c)

Revetments

d)

Riprap

58.

This picture shows beach nourishment. What type of coastal management strategy is this?

a)

Soft engineering

b)

Hard engineering

59.
What type of areas are typically subjected to the management technique of managed retreat?
a)
Low value areas e.g. farmland
b)
Low lying areas
c)
Housing estates
d)
High value retail areas
60.

Which of these are impacts of climate change on our coastal zones?

a)

flooding

b)

sea level rise

c)

erosion

d)

storm surges

e)

all of these

61.

'usually more expensive and involves more dramatic physical structures and changes' What type of engineering is this describing?

a)

soft engineering

b)

rough engineering

c)

hard engineering

d)

fluffy engineering

62.

What does 'hold the line' mean in the context of coastal management

a)

Do nothing

b)

Protect the coast

c)

Hold a skipping rope

d)

Draw a straight line

63.

Why are coastlines important?

a)

They are a place for people to live and work

b)

They are a habitat for wildlife

c)

They are a place for people to live and work and a habitat for wildlife

64.

Identify the 2 methods of coastal management in the image

a)

rip rap

b)

groynes

c)

beach nourishment

d)

sea wall

65.
This is a
a)
Headland
b)
Stack
c)
Arch
d)
Bay
66.
This is a
a)
Headland
b)
Stack
c)
Arch
d)
Bay
67.
This is a 
a)
Stack
b)
Arch
c)
Wave cut platform
d)
Blowhole
68.
Which is a landform of coastal erosion?
a)
Stack
b)
Spit
c)
Sand Dune
d)
Bar
69.
What is this landform?
a)
Spit
b)
Sand dune
c)
Stack
d)
Stump
70.
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
71.
I am the type of erosion where sediment scrapes against the headland. What am I?
a)
Attrition
b)
Hydraulic action
c)
Solution
d)
Abrasion
72.
I happen when the waves don't have enough energy to carry sediment
a)
Deposition
b)
Erosion
c)
Swash
d)
Backwash
73.
I transport material along a beach. What am I.
a)
Longshore Drift
b)
Longshape Drift
c)
Longnose Drift
d)
Longway drift
74.
I am the forward motion of waves
a)
Backwash
b)
Swash
75.
What ecosystem forms behind a spit?
a)
Sand Dune
b)
Salt Marsh
c)
Coral Reef
d)
Mangrove
76.
What is not a condition for sand dunes to form?
a)
Sediment Supply
b)
Strong wind
c)
An obstacle
d)
No tide
77.

How many types of transportation are there?

a)

2

b)

5

c)

4

d)

3

78.

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

a)

Suspension

b)

Solution

c)

Saltation

d)

Traction

79.

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

a)

Suspension

b)

Solution

c)

Saltation

d)

Traction

80.

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

81.

This is a picture of a...

a)

Spit

b)

Bar

c)

Tombolo

d)

Longshore Drift

82.

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

83.

Which of these are depositional features?

a)

Spits

b)

Bars

c)

Stacks

d)

Caves

84.

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

a)

Erosion

b)

Transportation

c)

Weathering

d)

Deposition

85.

What process causes a scene like this?

a)

Weathering

b)

Longshore drift

c)

Solution

d)

Suspension

86.
What is this landform?
a)
Arch
b)
Cave
c)
Headland
d)
Wave-cut Platform
87.
What is this landform?
a)
Arch
b)
Cave
c)
Headland
d)
Wave-cut Platform
88.
What is this landform?
a)
Spit
b)
Bar
c)
Tombolo
89.
What is this landform?
a)
Spit
b)
Bar
c)
Tombolo
90.
Hard rock erodes much more quickly than soft rock.
a)
True
b)
False

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