Coasts

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  • Created by: Palmy
  • Created on: 20-10-11 18:34

1. What are the characteristics of destructive waves?

  • They deposit material onto a beach.
  • They have a strong swash and a weak backwash.
  • They destroy beaches; the waves are usually very high and frequent.
  • They build up beaches; each wave is low.
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2. What does HACC stand for?

  • Hydraulic action, attrition, corrosion, corrosive
  • Hydraulic action, attrition, corrosion, corrasion
  • Hydraulics, action, corrosion, corrasion
  • Hydraulic powe, action, corrosion, corrasion

3. The roof of the arch collapses leaving a column of rock called a..

  • Stack
  • Cave
  • Stump
  • Arch

4. Longshore drift is.....

  • Methods of transportation, solution, suspension, saltation and traction
  • The zigzag movement of sand and pebbles along the coast
  • The direction of the prevailing wind along a coast
  • Sediment drifting on the waters edge by the beach

5. Some cliffs are being eroded quickly because..

  • Faults, joints or bedding planes make the rock harder to erode
  • They are made of soft rock like clay that is easy to wash away
  • Granite is a hard sediment
  • They made of hard rock and resist erosion
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Saskia

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Very good and very useful! exactly what we are studying!

Rebecca

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one of the few quizzes that made me think :) very useful.

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