Lesson Y8-U02-L07

A Coast at Risk: The Holderness Coastline Quiz: KS3 Geography, Unit 8

20 questions

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Lesson Y8-U02-L07, A Coast at Risk: The Holderness Coastline: 20 multiple choice questions for the KS3 Geography (National Curriculum), Unit 8: Year 8: Coasts: A Changing Landscape, written with Revision Ninja.

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The 20 questions

  1. On which coast of England is Holderness?

    • The east coast
    • The west coast
    • The north coast
    • The south coast

  2. Which sea does the Holderness coast face?

    • The Celtic Sea
    • The Irish Sea
    • The English Channel
    • The North Sea

  3. What type of rock makes up the Holderness cliffs?

    • Boulder clay
    • Limestone
    • Chalk
    • Granite

  4. What type of soft rock forms the cliffs at Holderness?

    • Hard limestone
    • Pure chalk
    • Solid granite
    • Boulder clay

  5. What is the approximate average annual erosion rate at Holderness?

    • 10 metres
    • 50 metres
    • 20 centimetres
    • 2 metres

  6. In which direction does longshore drift transport material along Holderness?

    • Eastwards
    • Southwards
    • Northwards
    • Westwards

  7. What does coastal retreat mean?

    • Cliffs grow taller
    • Coastline moves inland
    • Sea level drops
    • Beaches grow wider

  8. Which depositional landform is built by eroded material at Holderness?

    • Holderness Bay
    • Chesil Beach
    • Spurn Point
    • Flamborough Head

  9. What is the main reason Holderness cliffs erode so quickly?

    • Low wave energy
    • Soft boulder clay
    • Hard solid chalk
    • Strong coastal groynes

  10. A cliff retreats 2 metres each year. How much land is lost in 5 years?

    • 10 metres
    • 7 metres
    • 25 metres
    • 2.5 metres

  11. At an erosion rate of 2 metres per year, how much land is lost in 25 years?

    • 250 metres
    • 12.5 metres
    • 50 metres
    • 27 metres

  12. The discovery says the cliff loses about 2 metres a year. About how much land has been lost in 14 years?

    • 140 metres
    • 28 metres
    • 14 metres
    • 7 metres

  13. Why does a thin beach lead to faster cliff erosion?

    • Increased rainfall
    • Direct wave attack
    • Stronger offshore winds
    • Higher air temperature

  14. Which factor combined with soft rock causes rapid erosion at Holderness?

    • Widespread mangrove swamps
    • Low tidal range
    • Powerful destructive waves
    • Calm constructive tides

  15. Storm waves from the North Sea cut a notch into the cliff base in a single night. What type of wave is this?

    • A tsunami wave
    • A constructive wave
    • A destructive wave
    • A tidal bore

  16. Which of these specific coastal erosion rates is the fastest?

    • 1.5 metres per year
    • 2.0 metres per year
    • 0.5 metres per year
    • 4.0 metres per year

  17. What negative effect can hard sea defences have further along a coast?

    • Faster neighbouring erosion
    • Stopped longshore drift
    • Lower wave energy
    • Increased beach width

  18. Why is deciding which villages to defend along Holderness difficult?

    • Lack of maps
    • Absence of erosion
    • High financial costs
    • No coastal residents

  19. Why does the North Sea fetch increase wave energy at Holderness?

    • Shallow water depth
    • Long open stretch
    • Warm water currents
    • Narrow sea channel

  20. How is Spurn Point able to grow while Holderness cliffs erode?

    • Rising sea levels
    • Volcanic activity
    • Deposition of sediment
    • Glacial melting

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