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Coastal Landforms

Authored by Adam Neville

Geography

8th Grade

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Coastal Landforms
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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 5 pts

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Which answer best explain why are there no longer 12 Apostles?

Because of tectonic plate movements.

Because of the highly erodible limestone and wave impact.

Because of weathering.

Because of earthquakes.

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

20 sec • 5 pts

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What is coastal erosion MOSTLY caused by?

Roads being built along coastal areas.

Surfers using the ocean to surf.

Waves moving sand and other material to and from beaches.

Chemical weathering slowly moving sand.

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

20 sec • 5 pts

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What is being shown in the image above?

Hint: relates to the erosion process.

Backwash returning sand to the coast line.

Convergent waves.

Backwash carrying sand away from the coast.

4.

MULTIPLE SELECT QUESTION

20 sec • 5 pts

What other factors influence coastal erosion? Choose TWO answers.

Earthquakes and volcanoes.

Human activity on the coastline.

Stormy weather with destructive waves.

Butterflies floating in the air.

5.

MULTIPLE SELECT QUESTION

20 sec • 5 pts

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Why are destructive waves so damaging to sandy coastlines? Choose all that apply.

They can remove sand from a beach.

They can create thunderstorms.

They can remove management features designed to protect coasts.

They can destroy vegetation holding sand together.

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 5 pts

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What are constructive waves?

Waves that destroy the coastline.

Waves that carry less energy and deposit sand along the coast.

Waves that carry lots of energy and deposit sand away from beaches.

Waves that carry less energy and cause flooding.

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

20 sec • 5 pts

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What is longshore drift?

When the wind directs the angle of waves towards the coast resulting in materials being moved along a coastline.

When the wind directs waves away from the coast resulting in harmful erosion.

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