Lesson 3.1.3.2
3.1.3.2 Coastal systems and processes Quiz: AQA Geography, Unit 1
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The 20 questions
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Which marine process erodes cliffs through the sudden compression of trapped air?
- Attrition
- Solution
- Hydraulic action
- Abrasion
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Which erosion process occurs when waves hurl sediment against a cliff face?
- Solution
- Cavitation
- Attrition
- Abrasion
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Which process causes transported pebbles to become smaller and rounder through collisions?
- Attrition
- Abrasion
- Traction
- Saltation
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What causes coastal rock damage through the process of cavitation?
- Collapsing air bubbles
- Particle friction
- Freeze-thaw expansion
- Chemical dissolution
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Which marine process chemically dissolves soluble minerals such as calcium carbonate?
- Solution
- Abrasion
- Wave quarrying
- Attrition
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Which mode of sediment transport rolls large, heavy boulders along the seabed?
- Suspension
- Solution
- Saltation
- Traction
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What primarily causes longshore drift along a coast?
- Offshore currents
- Oblique wave approach
- Constructive backwash
- Tidal resonance
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Which process is an example of sub-aerial weathering on coastal cliffs?
- Salt weathering
- Longshore drift
- Hydraulic action
- Wave quarrying
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Which type of sediment is carried within the main water column by suspension?
- Coarse gravel
- Large pebbles
- Clay and silt
- Heavy boulders
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Which process dislodges pre-fractured rock blocks from cliffs during storm events?
- Saltation
- Corrosion
- Wave quarrying
- Sub-aerial weathering
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Which main geomorphological process dominates on high-energy coastlines?
- Marine erosion
- Sub-aerial weathering
- Longshore drift
- Sediment deposition
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Which factor increases the amount of wave energy reaching a coastline?
- Gentler gradient
- Shorter fetch
- Weaker wind
- Longer fetch
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Which process delivers sediment directly from a cliff face to the cliff base?
- Mass movement
- Longshore drift
- Corrasion
- Hydraulic action
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Which type of wave promotes coastal sediment deposition on beaches?
- Tsunami wave
- Constructive wave
- Destructive wave
- Refracted wave
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What term describes a closed coastal area used to study sediment inputs and outputs?
- Estuarine mudflat
- Sediment cell
- Offshore bar
- Littoral zone
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What type of sediment budget exists when coastal sediment output exceeds input?
- Balanced budget
- Negative budget
- Positive budget
- Surplus budget
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What term describes the balance between sediment inputs and outputs in a coastal cell?
- Sediment cell
- Dynamic equilibrium
- Littoral drift
- Sediment budget
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Which transportation process carries fine silt and clay particles within the water column?
- Saltation
- Suspension
- Traction
- Solution
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Which geological feature makes coastal cliff rock most susceptible to hydraulic action?
- Igneous rock type
- Joints and faults
- High quartz content
- Steep slope dip
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Which term describes non-marine weathering and slope movement affecting cliff faces?
- Marine processes
- Isostatic processes
- Sub-aerial processes
- Eustatic processes
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