Coastal Processes Quiz

What is erosion?

• the process of tidal surges removing human infastructure

• the process of demolition of rainforest

• the process of something being destroyed by wind, water and human activity

• the process of something fall apart due to tornadoes

What landforms are created by erosion (select all that apply)

• cave

• headland

• rock arch

• skerry

What is deposition?

• the layering of sediment from volcanic eruptions

• the laying down of sediment carried by water or wind

• the laying down of leaf matter after a hurricane or cyclone

• the layering of rocks from volcanic eruptions

what landforms are formed by deposition? (select all that apply)

• stack

• sand island

• spit

• beach

The waves which come in to the beach during longshore drift are called ?

The waves that leave the beach during longshore drift are called?

What is the geographical term for 'sand' ?

How does a cyclone change coastal land? (select all that apply)

• can cause erosion of beaches

• can destroy coastal vegetation

• can cause storm surges that flood inland and coastal areas

• can destroy human infrastructure (buildings)

How does a storm surge change coastal land?

• can cause erosion

• can cause deposition

• floods inland and coastal regions

• permanently creates water bodies where humans lived before

What is longshore drift?

• it is the process by which the shore gradually erodes

• it is the process by which waves erode the beach and deposit them further along the shore in the direction of the prevailing wind

• it is the process by which waves carry sand inland up the shore, creating 'long' drift of the beach

• it is the process by which the beach is extended out to the ocean by deposition, creating a wider beach in the same location