Lesson 3.1.3.3
3.1.3.3 Coastal landscape development Quiz: AQA Geography, Unit 1
20 questions
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The 20 questions
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What flat rock feature is left behind at the base of a retreating cliff?
- Tombolo
- Wave-cut platform
- Offshore bar
- Raised beach
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What landform forms when marine erosion breaks completely through a cave in a headland?
- Stump
- Blowhole
- Stack
- Arch
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What isolated rock pillar remains after the collapse of a coastal arch roof?
- Spit
- Stump
- Stack
- Tombolo
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Which depositional landform is a ridge of sand or shingle attached to land at one end?
- Barrier island
- Tombolo
- Spit
- Offshore bar
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What depositional landform connects an offshore island directly to the mainland?
- Offshore bar
- Cuspate foreland
- Tombolo
- Spit
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Which depositional feature is a sand ridge formed parallel to the coast in shallow water?
- Offshore bar
- Spit
- Tombolo
- Barrier island
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Which coastal feature is trapped directly behind a barrier beach?
- Estuary
- Ria
- Lagoon
- Fjord
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What primary process forms coastal sand dunes inland from a beach?
- Longshore drift
- Wave quarrying
- Wind deposition
- Sub-aerial slumping
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Which coastal landform typically forms in low-energy, sheltered estuarine environments?
- Tombolo
- Saltmarsh
- Wave-cut platform
- Offshore bar
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What type of sea-level change involves global changes in ocean water volume?
- Tectonic
- Sub-aerial
- Isostatic
- Eustatic
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Which process causes local isostatic sea-level change?
- Crustal rebound
- Wave quarrying
- Glacial melting
- Thermal expansion
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Which landform is a drowned river valley found on a submerged coastline?
- Raised beach
- Ria
- Geo
- Marine platform
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Which landform is characteristic of an emergent coastline?
- Dalmatian coast
- Ria
- Raised beach
- Fjord
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What change in relative sea level creates a raised beach above high tide?
- Rising relative level
- Isostatic depression
- Eustatic transgression
- Falling relative level
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How are islands arranged relative to the main coastline along a Dalmatian coast?
- Random
- Circular
- Parallel
- Perpendicular
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Unlike local tectonic sea-level changes, eustatic changes are always:
- Local
- Seasonal
- Global
- Temporary
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What gently sloping rock surface is exposed at the base of an eroding cliff?
- Marine platform
- Spit
- Offshore bar
- Raised beach
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Which structural feature of rock most encourages cave, arch and stack formation?
- High porosity
- Horizontal bedding
- Coarse texture
- Faults and joints
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Which process transports the sediment that forms a coastal spit?
- Longshore drift
- Thermal expansion
- Sub-aerial weathering
- Isostatic rebound
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What is a predicted impact of global climate change on coastal landscapes?
- Decreased wave energy
- Increased erosion rate
- Lower sea levels
- Reduced storm frequency
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