SNR N5 COASTS

Which of these is a type of coastal erosion?

• Abrasion

• Freeze Thaw Weathering

• Long Shore Drift

• Plucking

What is the process called when waves cause rocks and pebbles to collide and break into smaller pieces?

• Corrosion

• Attrition

• Hydraulic Action

• Solution

Which type of coastal erosion involves the chemical action of seawater dissolving soluble rocks?

• Solution

• Hydraulic Action

• Attrition

• Abrasion

What is the term for the movement of sediment along the coast by wave action?

• Longshore Drift

• Plucking

• Freeze Thaw Weathering

• Hydraulic Action

What is the term for the process where waves compress air in cracks of a cliff, causing the rock to break apart?

• Hydraulic Action

• Abrasion

• Attrition

• Solution

Which process involves the wearing away of cliffs by sand and pebbles carried by waves?

• Abrasion

• Longshore Drift

• Corrosion

• Plucking

What is the name of the process where rocks are dissolved by acidic water?

• Solution

• Abrasion

• Attrition

• Hydraulic Action

What should the label at 4 read?

What should the label at 5 read?

What should the label at 6 read?