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Coasts
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Preguntas del test (20)
1Types of erosion
- AHydraulic action
- BSuspension
- CSaltation
- DAbrasion
2What is abrasion
- AThrow pebbles at cliff
- BPebbles collide with each other
3Which has the highest load capacity
- ASaltation
- BSolution
- CTraction
- DSuspension
4In saltation the rocks
- ARoll
- BFloat a little, bounce and erode by attrition
- CFloat and erode bu solution
5Open space wind blows across the sea is
- ALoad capacity
- BFetch
- CPrevailing winds
- DLongshore drift
6Constructive waves have
- AA stronger backwash than swash
- BA stronger swash than backwash
7Mappleton loses
- A6-8m of land a stormy season
- B7-10m of land a year
- C6-8m of land a year
- D7-10m of land a stormy season
8Holderness is
- ADiscordant , consolidated boulder clay
- BDiscordant , unconsolidated boulder clay
- CConcordant , consolidated boulder clay
- DConcordant , unconsolidated boulder clay
9Groynes in mappleton
- ATerminal groyne syndrome - Easington erosion: 5ft to 10ft a year
- BTerminal groyne syndrome - Easington erosion: 3ft to 30ft a year
- CCost benefit analysis
- DCheap and easy
10Which are coastal landforms
- ASpits
- BHeadlands and Bays
- CCracks,caves,arch,stack,stump
- DBar
- EWave cut platforms
11Which are cheaper
- ARecurved sea wall
- BBeach nourishment
- CDune stabilisation
- DRock armour
12Which is the most effective
- ARecurved sea wall
- BGroynes
- CManaged retreat
- DDune stabilisation
13Methods of hard and soft engineering are decided by
- ATerminal groyne syndrome
- BSSSI
- CCost benefit analysis
14Which are correct about Studland Bay
- AIt is a SSSI
- BIt is a 6km long honey pot sight
- CIt is a SSCI
- DIt is a 5km long honey pot sight
15What year did a fire destroy 10 hectares of land at Studland Bay
- A2001
- B2011
- C2010
- D2009
16Which are methods to manage Studland bay
- AFence off vulnerable area
- BStop signs
- CBroad walks
- DFire beaters
- EInformation boards
17What are three reasons for coastal flooding in the maldives
- AGlobal warming
- BExpansion of water
- CCircle of thorns
- DCrown of thorns
18Which are true
- APopulation is 300,000
- B1m above sea level
- CArchipelago of 1190 islands
- D90 % below sea level
19Which is an economic effect of flooding in the Maldives
- A$60 million borrowed from Jap gov for a 3m high wall
- BLoss of fishing industry - Processing plants destroyed
- CLoss of tourism industry - airports
- DCommunities homeless
20Which is a political effect of flooding in the Maldives
- AWater supplies contaminated
- BLoss of soil (20cm deep)
- CBuy land in India and Australia
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- Test sobre Coasts, creado por pippahaskey el 04/05/2015.
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