Lesson 3.1.3.1
3.1.3.1 Coasts as natural systems Quiz: AQA Geography, Unit 1
20 questions
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The 20 questions
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Which of the following is a primary source of energy in a coastal system?
- Waves
- Cliff erosion
- Sediment
- Beach dunes
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What term describes a stretch of coastline where sediment movement is largely self-contained?
- Sediment store
- Sediment cell
- Littoral zone
- Sediment budget
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What term refers to the balance between sediment inputs, outputs, and stores in a coast?
- Sediment budget
- Dynamic equilibrium
- Sediment cell
- Positive feedback
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What type of system allows energy to cross its boundary but excludes sediment movement?
- Static system
- Open system
- Closed system
- Isolated system
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Which wave feature is characteristic of a constructive wave?
- Steep wave crest
- Strong backwash
- High frequency
- Strong swash
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Which wave feature is characteristic of a destructive wave?
- Gentle wave crest
- Strong swash
- Low frequency
- Strong backwash
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Which coastal feature is most likely to experience high-energy wave conditions?
- Exposed headland
- Salt marsh
- Estuarine mudflat
- Sheltered bay
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Which process involves air trapped in rock cracks being compressed by breaking waves?
- Hydraulic action
- Longshore drift
- Saltation
- Sub-aerial weathering
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Which process transports sediment along a beach at an oblique angle to the shore?
- Wave quarrying
- Hydraulic action
- Longshore drift
- Solution weathering
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Which coastal environment is typically characterised as low-energy?
- Exposed headland
- Rocky cliff
- Estuarine mudflat
- Wave-cut platform
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In an erosional coastal system, how do sediment inputs compare to outputs?
- Inputs are higher
- Inputs are zero
- Inputs are lower
- Inputs are equal
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What term describes the distance of open water over which wind blows uninterrupted?
- Swash
- Gradient
- Fetch
- Tide range
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Which beach profile is produced by constructive waves?
- Deep offshore trough
- Steep narrow ridge
- Wide gentle slope
- Cliffed rock platform
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What primary effect do tides have on coastal erosional and depositional processes?
- Shifts wave action
- Controls wind direction
- Generates ocean currents
- Increases water salinity
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Which wave type dominates beaches during calm summer months?
- Constructive waves
- Tsunami waves
- Destructive waves
- Refracted waves
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What is a major terrestrial source of sediment for beach systems?
- Submarine volcanism
- Offshore dredging
- Cliff erosion
- Wave refraction
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What determines whether a coastal beach undergoes accretion or erosion?
- Water salinity
- Sediment budget
- Tidal range
- Coriolis effect
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Which term describes the shoreline area exposed between high and low tide?
- Nearshore zone
- Intertidal zone
- Offshore zone
- Backshore zone
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Which depositional landform forms a continuous ridge of sediment across a bay?
- Tombolo
- Barrier beach
- Spit
- Wave-cut platform
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Which process moves beach sediment along a coastline in a zigzag path?
- Hydraulic action
- Longshore drift
- Mass movement
- Solution
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