Yr 11 Coastal revision quiz AQA GCSE Geog

Waves are created by ______ which ______ across the surface of the sea. The further the ________ (distance they travel) the __________ the wave.

Constructive waves

• have strong swash

• have strong backwash

• are low in height and appear flat

• erode the coastline

• deposit material on the beach

Which below are depositional landforms on the coast?

• Spit

• Beach

• Arch

• Stack

• Headland

____________ _______ is when air in cracks is compressed because of waves crashing against them. The air pushes against the cracks, making them larger, forming caves.

What are the 4 types of mass movement?

• landslide

• freeze thaw

• rotational slumping

• rockfall

• mudflow

The landform above is a ___________ and is formed when there are layers of ________ and ______ rock which ______ at different speeds.

Which below are hard engineering solutions?

• groynes

• sand dune stabilisation

• gabions

• managed retreat

• rip rap

Why are there more stones on one side than the other of the groyne?

• Diggers have moved them there

• Long shore drift has moved them there

• The groyne has trapped the long shore drift and stopped the stones being transported

• It is a spit.

A wave cut platform is created when the waves ________ the base of the cliff, causing a _______ cut notch to form. Gravity then means the cliff ___________and the rocks, through the process of ______ , rub away the base of the cliff. Leaving a thin layer of ________ remaining which has not been eroded.