UK Geography and Coastal Processes Quiz

What are the two main types of relief in the UK?

• Uplands and Lowlands

• Mountains and Valleys

• Rivers and Lakes

• Forests and Deserts

Which area in the UK is known for peaks and ridges that are cold, misty, and often snowy?

• The Broads

• The Grampians

• The Fens

• The Cotswolds

Which type of mass movement involves a block of rock or soil sliding along bedding planes?

• Slumping

• Sliding

• Rock Fall

• Saltation

What is weathering?

• The movement of rocks

• The breakdown of rocks where they are

• The transportation of rocks

• The formation of rocks

Which process forms a spit along the coastline?

• Longshore Drift

• Hydraulic Action

• Solution

• Traction

What is the main factor that causes waves to form?

• Earthquakes

• Wind blowing over the surface of the sea

• Tides

• Rainfall

What happens in the first stage of wave-cut notch and platform formation?

• Cliff collapses

• Waves erode the base of the cliff between high and low tide

• Overhanging cliff cannot support itself

• Platform is smoothed by abrasion

What is a bay?

• A hard rock headland

• A soft rock area eroded by the sea

• A sand dune

• A spit

Which process is responsible for the widening of a wave cut notch?

• Hydraulic action

• Deposition

• Solution

• Traction

What is the main difference between constructive and destructive waves?

• Constructive waves erode the coast, destructive waves build it up

• Constructive waves have a stronger swash, destructive waves have a stronger backwash

• Constructive waves are caused by earthquakes, destructive waves by wind

• Constructive waves are larger than destructive waves