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Coastal landforms and coastal management
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1A blowhole is:
- AA Passage that links the surface of the cliff top with the roof of a sea cave.
- BA vertical steep slope on a coast.
2A sea cave is:
- AA tunnel into a cliff, usually at the base
- BAn arch- shaped tunnel that stretches through a headland
3A sea arch is:
- AA carved area where the rocks have eroded the coastline.
- BA arch- shaped tunnel that stretches through a headland.
4A sea stack is:
- AA vertical steep slope on a coast.
- BA pillar of rock cut off from the bay or headland, left standing on its own.
5A sea cliff is:
- AA vertical steep slope on the coast.
- BA passage that links the surface of the cliff top with the roof of a sea cave.
6What happens to stone in the process known as attrition?
- AThey become worn down, smooth and rounded.
- BThe stones dissolve.
- CThe stones are thrown by the waves against the coast.
7What are sea walls used for?
- AThey break the power of incoming waves
- BTo reduce eroison on the coastline
8What is this?
- ARock armour
- BSea wall
- CSea cliff
9What is this?
- ASea cave
- BSand Spit
- CGroynes
10What is this?
- ASea cave
- Bheadland
- CSea stack
11What is this?
- AGroynes
- BSand spit
- CSea wall
12What are gabions?
- AA type of shell
- BA type metaphoric stone
- CWire cages filled with small stones
13Water that rushes up the beach is know as the:
- ASwash
- BBackwash
14Water that rushes down the beach is known as:
- ABackwash
- Bswash
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