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LANDFORMS

Question 1 of 15

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Choose the right land formation to match the description.

"Low waves that bring sand and shingle to build up a beach."

Select one of the following:

  • Destructive Waves

  • Constructive Waves

  • Swash

Explanation

Question 2 of 15

10

Fill the blank spaces to complete the text.

STACK FORMATION. First, there is a opened up by hydraulic action. It eventually gets bigger and forms a by hydraulic action and . This becomes larger. Then it breaks through the headland forming a natural . This then gets eroded and collapses leaving a tall rock . This is further eroded forming a .

Explanation

Question 3 of 15

10

Long shore drift occurs in areas where prevailing winds approach at a perpendicular angle.

Select one of the following:

  • True
  • False

Explanation

Question 4 of 15

10

Tick the three man made features that are meant to prevent erosion.

Select one or more of the following:

  • Groyne

  • Cliff barrier

  • Sea Wall

  • Revetments

  • Beach defence

Explanation

Question 5 of 15

10

What is the distance that the wind blows over the sea called?

Select one of the following:

  • Non prevailing wind

  • Prevailing wind

  • Fetch

Explanation

Question 6 of 15

10

The stack goes through the process of erosion in the final stage of stack formation.

Select one of the following:

  • True
  • False

Explanation

Question 7 of 15

10

What is the proper geographical definition of a lagoon?

Select one of the following:

  • A shallow body of water, especially one separated from a sea by sandbars or coral reefs.

  • Salt water formed around the marsh next to an estuary

  • A freshwater lake formed behind a bar.

Explanation

Question 8 of 15

10

Fill the blank spaces to complete the text.

Headlands are formed when the sea attacks a section of coast with alternating bands of and rock.

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Question 9 of 15

10

Coastlines where the geology alternates between bands of hard rock and soft rock are called...?

Select one of the following:

  • alternating concordant and discordant coastlines

  • concordant coastlines

  • discordant coastlines

Explanation

Question 10 of 15

10

Fill the blank spaces to complete the text.

When a wave breaks, water is washed up the beach - this is called the . Then the water runs back down the beach - this is called the . With a constructive wave, the swash is than the backwash. With a destructive wave, the is stronger than the .

Explanation

Question 11 of 15

10

Tick the 2 boxes that are advantages of groynes.

Select one or more of the following:

  • Prevents the movement of beach material along the coast by longshore drift.

  • Protects the base of cliffs, land and buildings against erosion. Can prevent coastal flooding in some areas.

  • Absorb the energy of waves.

  • Allows the build up of a beach. Beaches are a natural defence against erosion and an attraction for tourists.

Explanation

Question 12 of 15

10

On a purely sand beach, the coarse sand will be at the top and the finest particles will be by the sea.

Select one of the following:

  • True
  • False

Explanation

Question 13 of 15

10

The water behind a spit is a .......... environment. Choose the correct answer.

Select one of the following:

  • high energy

  • low energy

  • no energy

Explanation

Question 14 of 15

10

Fill the blank spaces to complete the text.

The movement of eroded material up and down, and along the coast is called . When the sea loses energy, it drops the sand, rock particles and pebbles that it has been carrying and deposits them. This is called .

Explanation

Question 15 of 15

10

Abrasion is when waves cause the rocks to crash against each other, breaking them down into smaller and rounder pieces.

Select one of the following:

  • True
  • False

Explanation

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