Lesson Y8-U02-L10

Coastal Fieldwork Enquiry: Investigating a Beach Quiz: KS3 Geography, Unit 8

20 questions

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Lesson Y8-U02-L10, Coastal Fieldwork Enquiry: Investigating a Beach: 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. What term describes a planned geographical investigation using evidence?

    • Fieldwork enquiry
    • Weather forecast
    • Random survey
    • Desk simulation

  2. What is the initial stage of any geographical fieldwork enquiry?

    • Writing conclusions
    • Drawing graphs
    • Cleaning equipment
    • Asking a question

  3. What type of data is collected first-hand on a beach?

    • Historical data
    • Computed data
    • Secondary data
    • Primary data

  4. What type of data is expressed in numbers, such as pebble length in millimetres?

    • Qualitative data
    • Descriptive data
    • Theoretical data
    • Quantitative data

  5. What term describes a small, measured subset representing a whole beach?

    • Sample
    • Variable
    • Population
    • Control

  6. How do you calculate the mean of a set of numbers?

    • Most frequent value
    • Total divided by count
    • Largest minus smallest
    • Middle value found

  7. On a beach profile graph, what is typically plotted on the y-axis?

    • Student name
    • Compass direction
    • Measured value
    • Site number

  8. Which instrument or method is used to measure beach steepness?

    • Anemometer speed
    • Compass bearing
    • Ruler length
    • Clinometer angle

  9. Which tool is best for measuring pebble size on a beach?

    • GPS tracker
    • Clinometer
    • Ruler
    • Anemometer

  10. Four pebbles measure 12, 18, 22 and 28 mm. What is the mean size?

    • 80 mm
    • 22 mm
    • 18 mm
    • 20 mm

  11. Three pebbles measure 9, 15 and 30 mm. What is the mean size?

    • 18 mm
    • 15 mm
    • 19 mm
    • 54 mm

  12. What problem is caused by picking only the biggest pebbles to measure?

    • Data normalisation
    • Sample bias
    • High accuracy
    • Random error

  13. What general pattern is often found when measuring pebble sizes down a beach?

    • Decreasing size
    • Random size
    • Constant size
    • Increasing size

  14. Why is a bar graph useful for comparing mean pebble sizes?

    • Maps spatial location
    • Shows exact totals
    • Displays running time
    • Easy visual comparison

  15. Which type of question can be answered using coastal fieldwork data?

    • Emotional question
    • Measurable question
    • Moral question
    • Hypothetical question

  16. A pupil measures 10 pebbles with a total length of 250 mm. What is the mean size?

    • 10 mm
    • 25 mm
    • 240 mm
    • 250 mm

  17. Why is measuring at multiple spots better than measuring at just one?

    • Reduces rainfall
    • Improves reliability
    • Halves sample size
    • Speeds up packing

  18. What factor can make repeated beach measurements unreliable between visits?

    • Changing tide
    • Magnetic north
    • Rock mineralogy
    • Global latitude

  19. Why might relying on a single data reading be misleading?

    • Always perfectly average
    • Too expensive
    • May be anomalous
    • Impossible to record

  20. What makes a geographical fieldwork conclusion trustworthy?

    • Single measurement
    • Smallest sample
    • Quickest guess
    • Fair method

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