P1B Advancing and retreating coasts

What do we call a coastline where the ocean is retreating?

• Advancing coastline

• Retreating coastline

• A magic trick performed by Moses

• Deserted beach

What type of coast is associated with cliffs like those on the coast of Dover?

• Advancing coastline

• Retreating coastline

• Bouncing coastline

• Massive destruction by the frustrated kraken

What type of coastline is associated with raised beaches and erosion platforms?

• submerged coast

• retreating coast

• Landing site for aliens UFOs

• emergent coast

What is the term used to indicate ocean level changes?

• isostatic changes

• euphoric changes

• eustatic changes

• isotonic changes

Coastlines retreat when ocean levels rise or land drops. Give another way how coasts retreat?

• During Ice Ages

• Erosion of the coast

• During a super moon

• Deposition of material

What do we call an old river valley that is now flooded by the ocean when ocean levels rose?

• peninsula

• a dune slack

• archipelago

• Ria

The ship shipwreck is 2 km from the coast. How is that possible?

• It's a unsolved mystery

• An accident flung the ship inland

• advancing coast

• millions of crabs carried the ship there

The photo shows a drowned glacial valley. Give an example of such a coastline.

• Dalmatian coastline

• Gulf Coast of Mississippi

• Mediterranean coast

• British Columbia in Canada

What is this type of valley called?

• Fjord

• Ria

• delta

• beach

Give one disadvantage of a fjord coast.

• It is not good for cruise ship tourism

• Steep valley sides make it difficult to build roads.

• Deep water is very good for fishing

• It is only found in the Arctic