WorksheetsYear 8 - Coasts- Key words
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 5mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
1. The movement of sediment along a coast by waves is called...
a)
Erosion
b)
Deposition
c)
Weathering
d)
Transportation
2.
2. What is the type of erosion that occurs when pebbles crash together
a)
Hydraulic Action
b)
Attrition
c)
Abrasion
d)
Solution
3.
3. I happen when the waves don't have enough energy to carry sediment
a)
Erosion
b)
Deposition
c)
Transportation
d)
Weathering
4.
4. What is the type of erosion that occurs when pebbles are thrown agains the land and scrape away material.
a)
Attrition
b)
Hydraulic Action
c)
Abrasion
d)
Solution
5.
5. What is the type of transportation when pebbles are bounced along the sea bed?
a)
Saltation
b)
Traction
c)
Suspension
d)
Solution
6.
6. What is it called when pebbles are dragged or rolled along the sea bed
a)
Saltation
b)
Traction
c)
Suspension
d)
Solution
7.
7. What type of weathering occurs when animals and plant roots break down material.
a)
Physical Weathering
b)
Chemical Weathering
c)
Biological Weathering
d)
Freeze thaw weathering
8.
8. True of false: Chemical weathering is when rocks are frozen.
a)
True
b)
False
9.
9. True or False: Hydraulic action is when the rock is eroded by the sheer force of waves against it.
a)
True
b)
False
10.
10. True or false: solution is a type of deposition
a)
False
b)
True
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