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Coastal Processes and landforms

Quiz by John Wood

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  • Q1
    Which process involves the wearing away of the coastline by powerful waves?
    Transportation
    Deposition
    Evolution
    Erosion
    30s
  • Q2
    How does rock type affect rates of coastal erosion?
    Older rock erodes more quickly.
    Harder rock erodes more slowly.
    Harder rock erodes more quickly.
    Brown rock erodes the slowest.
    30s
  • Q3
    How does a discordant coastline erode?
    By acid rain falling on it.
    By volcanic explosions.
    At different rates.
    At the same rate
    30s
  • Q4
    How are waves created?
    By heavy rain.
    By the rotation of the Earth through space.
    By large boats and whales.
    By the wind blowing over the surface of the sea.
    30s
  • Q5
    What type of rock is usually found at a headland?
    Fossilised rock.
    Hard, more resistant rock.
    Soft, less resistant rock.
    Planet Rock.
    30s
  • Q6
    Which is the correct order for the formation of a stump?
    Cave, arch, stack, stump.
    Stack, beach, cave, stump.
    Lagoon, cave, spit, stump.
    Arch, cave, stack, stump.
    30s
  • Q7
    What is longshore drift?
    A process of deposition.
    A process of erosion.
    A process of transportation.
    A process of unification.
    30s
  • Q8
    What is a spit?
    A beach found within a bay.
    An extended stretch of beach forming around a headland.
    A gap in the rocks which shoots waves from the sea.
    An extended stretch of beach material that only joins the mainland at one end.
    30s
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