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1. The process of solution is...

   1.   ?    the deposition of material
   2.   ?    acids in the water dissolve rocks such as limestone
   3.   ?    water moving up the beach
   4.   ?    pebbles in the water hitting against each other

2. The characteristics of constructive waves are..

   1.   ?    low, gentle waves with a strong backwash
   2.   ?    steep, powerful waves with a strong backwash
   3.   ?    low, gentle waves with a strong swash
   4.   ?    steep, powerful waves with a strong swash

3. What is the wave fetch?

   1.   ?    the direction of the wave
   2.   ?    the distance over which the wind has blown to form a wave
   3.   ?    the wave height
   4.   ?    the speed of the wave

4. Headlands and Bays are features of coastal erosion - true or false?

   1.   ?    True
   2.   ?    False

5. The picture below shows the movement of material along a coast - what is this process called? (Hint - 2 words - type in lower case)
   

   
   
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6. Spits are features of coastal erosion - true of false?

   1.   ?    True
   2.   ?    False

7. Where the swash is stronger than the backwash, which of the following will happen?

   1.   ?    a beach will be built up
   2.   ?    material will be taken down the beach
   3.   ?    material will not be moved
   4.   ?    only the smallest material will be moved

8. Identify the correct sequence of features formed as a headland erodes..

   1.   ?    arch, stack, stump, cave
   2.   ?    stump, arch, cave, stack
   3.   ?    cave, arch, stack, stump
   4.   ?    stump, stack, arch, cave

9. What is the name given to the gentle sloping rocky feature formed at the base of a cliff as it erodes backwards?

   
   
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10. Identify the coastal feature shown in the picture..
    

    
    
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11. Read through the statements and identify one reason that coastal erosion along the Holderness Coast is such a problem..

    1.   ?    the cliffs are made up of hard chalk
    2.   ?    the coastline is constantly hit by constructive waves
    3.   ?    the cliffs are made of soft boulder clay
    4.   ?    the beaches are very wide

12. Identify correctly an example of a spit from the following list..

    1.   ?    Spurn Head, Humberside
    2.   ?    Slapton Sands, Devon
    3.   ?    Durdle Door, Dorset
    4.   ?    The Foreland, Dorset

13. What is a tombolo?

    1.   ?    a feature formed by coastal erosion
    2.   ?    a spit that has grown across a bay
    3.   ?    a large beach wiith indentations
    4.   ?    a spit joining an island to the mainland

14. There are four main erosion processes, hydraulic pressure, solution, abrasion and... what is the name of the missing process? (clue: it involves rocks banging against each other)

    
    
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15. Study the photograph, choose the correct name for this form of coastal management from the list below:
    

    1.   ?    armour blocks
    2.   ?    gabions
    3.   ?    revetments
    4.   ?    sea wall

16. Identify the feature of coastal deposition shown in the diagram..
    

    
    
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17. Identify from the list below an example of a 'soft engineering' technique of coastal management.

    1.   ?    Revetment
    2.   ?    Groyne
    3.   ?    Beach Replenishment
    4.   ?    Recurved sea wall

18. Identify correctly from the list below an example of a tombolo.

    1.   ?    Old Harry, Dorset
    2.   ?    Orford Ness, Suffolk
    3.   ?    Chesil Beach, Dorset
    4.   ?    Blakeney Point, Norfolk

19. What is the coastal feature shown called?
    

    
    
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20. Why do some spits form curved ends?

    1.   ?    due to a short term change in wind and wave direction
    2.   ?    due to a change in the size of the sediment transported
    3.   ?    due to a change in the speed of the wave
    4.   ?    due to human control