Interactive Science: Wave Erosion Review

Sometimes when a sea arch collapses, a sea ___ remains.

• cave

• stack

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Where coastal rock is softer, waves erode the land

• faster.

• slower.

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When waves _______, wave deposition occurs.

• speed up

• slow down

Waves erode the land by abrasion and

• deposition.

• impact.

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In a process called __________, beach sediment gets moved down a beach with the current.

• longshore drift

• chemical weathering

Waves change direction as they approach shore because they begin to

• speed up.

• drag.

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As waves approach the shore and change direction, on which landform is most of their energy concentrated?

• headlands

• beaches

• sandbars

• sea caves

Which process occurs when waves carrying sediment wear away rocks along a coast?

• deposition

• abrasion

• impact

• chemical weathering

Which landform is a long, narrow island parallel to the coast?

• sandbar

• headland

• barrier beach

• spit

Which is a coastal feature formed by wave erosion?

• sandbar

• spit

• beach

• sea arch