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COASTS

Total questions: 80

Worksheet time: 48mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the meaning of coast?

a)

Where the sea meets the ocean

b)

Where the land meets the land

c)

Where the sea meets the air

d)

Where the land meets the sea

2.

Waves are caused by ______________ dragging on the surface of the water

a)

rain

b)

wind

c)

fish

3.

The size of the waves depends on the... (choose 2)

a)

Tilting of the Earth

b)

Duration of wind blowing for

c)

Speed of the wind

4.

The rise and fall of the sea gives you

a)

earthquakes

b)

tide

c)

tsunami

d)

gravity

5.

Read the following situations:


A: Strong wind blowing for 24 hours

B: Light wind blowing for 12 hours

C: Strong wind blowing for 10 hours


Which wind will produce larger waves?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

6.

Tides are caused by the gravitational pull from the __________

a)

sun

b)

Mars

c)

Venus

d)

Moon

7.

Which of the following are the processes of erosion?

a)

Abrasion

b)

Attrition

c)

Hydraulic action

d)

Traction

8.

Which of the following landforms are created by deposition?

a)

Beaches

b)

Floodplains

c)

Stacks

d)

Cliffs

9.

Before this landform was formed, it was once a...

a)

Beach

b)

Bay

c)

Cave

d)

Ship

10.

Which of these are risks when living near coasts?

a)

Flooding

b)

Burglary

c)

Drought

d)

Landslides

e)

Land/Property Erosion

11.

Coasts always have a beach

a)

True

b)

False

12.

In total, how many erosion processes have we studied?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

13.

What erosion process am I explaining? When waves force air and water into cracks in the rock widening and weakening them breaking parts off over time.

a)

Abrasion

b)

Attrition

c)

Hydraulic Action

d)

Solution

14.

What erosion process is referred to as the 'sandpaper effect'

a)

Attrition

b)

Abrasion

c)

Hydraulic Action

d)

Solution

15.

Lulworth Cove is an example of what feature?

a)

Headland

b)

Wave-cut platform

c)

Bay

d)

Cave

16.

What feature can you identify in the image?

a)

Bay

b)

Headland

c)

Wavecut platform

d)

Stack

17.

Select the correct sequence for explaining the formation of a stack

a)

Weakness, cave, arch, stump

b)

Weakness, cave, arch, stack

c)

arches, stacks, cave

d)

caves, arches, stacks

18.

What feature can you identify in the image?

a)

Cave

b)

Arch

c)

Stump

d)

Headland

19.

Which erodes quicker?

a)

Hard rock (clay)

b)

Soft rock (sandstone)

c)

Hard Rock (Sandstone)

d)

Soft Rock (Clay)

20.
What is this landform?
a)
Arch
b)
Cave
c)
Headland
d)
Wave-cut Platform
21.
What is swash?
a)
Water that runs back into the ocean.
b)
Water that falls forward and moves up the shore.
c)
Tug of war between the drag of the wind and pull of gravity.
d)
Swirling of water in an area.
22.
I transport material along a beach. What am I.
a)
Longshore Drift
b)
Longshape Drift
c)
Longnose Drift
d)
Longway drift
23.

What determines the direction of swash and longshore drift?

a)

Backwash

b)

Wind

c)

Prevailing Wind Direction

d)

The tides

24.

Which of the following is NOT a process of erosion?

a)

Deposition

b)

Hydraulic Action

c)

Attrition

d)

Abrasion

25.

In total, how many erosion processes have we studied?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

26.

What erosion process am I explaining? When waves force air and water into cracks in the rock widening and weakening them breaking parts off over time.

a)

Abrasion

b)

Attrition

c)

Hydraulic Action

d)

Solution

27.

What erosion process is referred to as the 'sandpaper effect'

a)

Attrition

b)

Abrasion

c)

Hydraulic Action

d)

Solution

28.

Lulworth Cove is an example of what feature?

a)

Headland

b)

Wave-cut platform

c)

Bay

d)

Cave

29.

What feature can you identify in the image?

a)

Bay

b)

Headland

c)

Wavecut platform

d)

Stack

30.

Select the correct sequence for explaining the formation of a stack

a)

Weakness, cave, arch, stump

b)

Weakness, cave, arch, stack

c)

arches, stacks, cave

d)

caves, arches, stacks

31.

What feature can you identify in the image?

a)

Cave

b)

Arch

c)

Stump

d)

Headland

32.

Which erodes quicker?

a)

Hard rock (clay)

b)

Soft rock (sandstone)

c)

Hard Rock (Sandstone)

d)

Soft Rock (Clay)

33.
What is this landform?
a)
Arch
b)
Cave
c)
Headland
d)
Wave-cut Platform
34.
What is swash?
a)
Water that runs back into the ocean.
b)
Water that falls forward and moves up the shore.
c)
Tug of war between the drag of the wind and pull of gravity.
d)
Swirling of water in an area.
35.
I transport material along a beach. What am I.
a)
Longshore Drift
b)
Longshape Drift
c)
Longnose Drift
d)
Longway drift
36.

What determines the direction of swash and longshore drift?

a)

Backwash

b)

Wind

c)

Prevailing Wind Direction

d)

The tides

37.

Which of the following is NOT a process of erosion?

a)

Deposition

b)

Hydraulic Action

c)

Attrition

d)

Abrasion

38.

What is a coast?

a)

A section of land that borders the sea or ocean

b)

A raised area where sea waves break

c)

A sea highland with salt marshes

d)

An area enclosed by the sea

39.

What is a swash?

a)

Sound produced by the water.

b)

Water at the coast

c)

Water washed up the beach when wave break.

d)

Water washed down the beach when wave break

40.

What is a backwash?

a)

Its the strong current brought up the beach by a wave

b)

The downward movement of water at the coast

c)

Water that runs back down the beach after a wave breaks

d)

None of the above

41.

Deposition can occur at the coast due to the following reasons EXCEPT one.

a)

When sea loses energy to to reduced wind strength.

b)

When waves enter shallow waters

c)

When waves reach a sheltered area eg a bay

d)

When it rains heavily and river flows to the sea

42.

Waves can do all the following except one. Which one?

a)

Erode the coast

b)

Transport materials up the coast

c)

Deposit materials at the coast.

d)

Cause earthquakes

43.

What is a longshore drift?

a)

Constant and zigzag movement of sand and shingles up the beach by prevailing wind

b)

Movement of water to the coast at 90 degrees

c)

Its long process of movement of sand to the coast

d)

Deposition of sand and other materials at the beach

44.

Name the feature.

a)

Bay

b)

Spit

c)

Cliff

d)

Lagoon

45.

Name the coastal depositional

a)

Tombolo

b)

Lagoon

c)

Bay

d)

Sandy beach

46.

What is this feature?

a)

A spit

b)

A longshore drift

c)

A Bay

d)

A bar

47.

The following is a depositional feature found at the coast. Name it.

a)

Hills

b)

Coastal mountains

c)

Coastal vegetations

d)

Coastal dunes

48.

____________are caused by the moon’s gravitational pull on the Earth.

a)

Tides

b)

Breaker

c)

Through

d)

Current

49.

Tides are the regular rise and fall of ocean water.

a)

True

b)

False

50.

Tides rise and fall about_________ a day.

a)

once

b)

monthly

c)

twice

51.

_______________ are flowing streams of water that move continually through the ocean in a specific direction.

a)

Carrots

b)

Breakers

c)

Currents

d)

Tides

52.

___________ are shorelines made of sand.

a)

Rivers

b)

Sand Dunes

c)

Inlets

d)

Beaches

53.

Identify this coastal landform.

a)

Sea Stack

b)

Sea Stump

c)

Arch

d)

Bay

54.

True or false? Sea Stacks are created by erosion and weathering.

a)

True

b)

False

55.

This happens when the waves don't have enough energy to carry sediment.

a)

Deposition

b)

Erosion

c)

Swash

d)

Backwash

56.
Waves are created by wind 
a)
True 
b)
False 
57.
Which erodes quicker?
a)
Hard rock
b)
Soft rock
58.
Erosion means 'the wearing away of rock'.
a)
True
b)
False
59.

Recognize this coastal feature.

a)

Sea cave

b)

Sea stack

c)

Sea arch

d)

Headland

60.

What is this landform?

a)

mountain

b)

glacier

c)

bay

d)

canyon

61.

Identify this coastal feature.

a)

Stack

b)

Sea cave

c)

Headland

d)

Island

62.

A ________ is a place where the land meets the ocean and sea.

a)

bay

b)

coast

c)

lagoon

63.

Identify this coastal landform.

a)

stack

b)

arch

c)

stump

d)

bay

64.

Identify this coastal landform.

a)

beach

b)

lagoon

c)

bay

d)

shore

65.

Identify this coastal landform.

a)

arch

b)

stump

c)

stack

d)

cave

66.

Identify this coastal landform.

a)

headland

b)

spit

c)

tombolo

d)

shore

67.

Identify this coastal landform.

a)

stack

b)

arch

c)

cliff

d)

spit

68.

Select the response which lists the features in the order that they are formed.

a)

arch , cave , stack

b)

cave , arch , stack

c)

cave , stack , arch

d)

stack , arch , cave

69.

Constructive waves have a strong swash and weak backwash.

a)

True.

b)

False.

70.

Destructive waves have a tall height and short wave length.

a)

True.

b)

False.

71.

Which type of waves build up beaches and create landforms such as spits and bars?

a)

Destructive

b)

Constructive

72.

Which of these are types of erosion? Select all that apply.

a)

Hydraulic action

b)

Saltation

c)

Abrasion

d)

Attrition

73.

Which of these is not a type of transportation?

a)

Saltation

b)

Traction

c)

Suspension

d)

Attrition

74.

Erosion of a headland creates a fault which then becomes a cave. Eventually a cave will become an arch, the roof of the arch becomes unstable and collapses. This leaves behind a (a)   . Eventually this will be eroded further to leave a stump.

75.

Which two types of erosion are responsible for the creation of a stack?

a)

Hydraulic action

b)

Attrition

c)

Abrasion

d)

Solution

76.

The type of transportation where large boulders are rolled along the seabed is know as...

a)

saltation

b)

suspension

c)

traction

d)

solution

77.

The process where rocks are dissolved by the sea is known as...

a)

attrition

b)

solution

c)

suspension

d)

abrasion

78.

Deposition of material along the coast happens when...

a)

the waves lose energy as the wind drops

b)

the waves gain energy as the wind increases

c)

there is a change in the wind

79.

Which 3 of these determine how powerful waves are?

a)

Fetch

b)

Wind Speed

c)

Wind Direction

d)

How long the wind blows for

80.

Longshore drift describes...

a)

how erosion happens along the coastline

b)

how particles are transported from one end of the beach to another

c)

how deposition happens along the coastline

d)

how landforms such as caves are created

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