Coastal Management consolidation

Coastal Management consolidation

10th Grade

46 Qs

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Coastal Management consolidation

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which is NOT a management strategy for defending the coast?

Hard engineering

Soft engineering

Managed engineering

Managed retreat

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

10 sec • 1 pt

Groynes are an effective technique because they slow down the process of what occurring?

Transportation

Longshore drift

Nearshore drift

Deposition

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Media Image

How do groynes work to protect the coastline?

They trap sediment by slowing down longshore drift, thereby building up a wide beach

They absorb wave energy so that the cliffs behind are protected

They act as a hard rock barrier at foot of cliff to provide a buffer again the sea

They allow rapid longshore drift along the coastline

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

10 sec • 1 pt

What is the main disadvantage of using groynes?

They can starve other beaches of sediment

Look ugly and unnatural

Expensive

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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Which two coastal management structures can you see

Sea wall and gabions

Groyne and rock armour

Gabions and groynes

Sea wall and rock armour

6.

MULTIPLE SELECT QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Why are hard engineering approaches less commonly used now? (Choose 2)

They are cheaper and don't last for long

They are expensive and involve high maintenance costs

They can cause accelerated erosion rates further down the coastline and look unnatural

Most coastal areas do not have valuable land and property to protect

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

10 sec • 1 pt

Which one of the following is a soft engineering technique?
Groynes
Dune stabilisation
Rip rap
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