A sediment budget refers to...

The relationships between accretion and erosion.

Sub-aerial weathering is...

...the name for weathering processes on the earth's surface.

Which of the following is TRUE of positive feedback?

Sediment is trapped by an obstacle on the beach causing more to accumulate

Eustatic change refers to...

...when the sea level itself rises or falls.

ICZM is the same as SMP, but what does it stand for?

Intergrated coasal zone management

...formed where a spit joins the mainland AND an island.

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A Level Geography - Coasts (AQA)

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A quiz outlining the key content for Coastal Processes

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1
Which of the following is an example of an emergent coastal landform:
Raised beaches
Dalmatian coasts
Rias
Fjords
2
A sediment budget refers to...
The material that is deposited offshore.
The relationships between accretion and erosion.
The relationship between erosion and transportation.
The amount of money a beach has in the bank.
3
Sub-aerial weathering is...
...the name for weathering processes in the sea/ocean.
...the name for weathering processes on the earth's surface.
...the name for weathering processes in the atmopshere.
...another name for erosion.
4
Which of the following is TRUE of positive feedback?
Sediment eroded from a beach in storm is re-deposited during winter
Sediment is recycled over time through the sediment cell
constructive waves build beaches and then destructive waves erode them
Sediment is trapped by an obstacle on the beach causing more to accumulate
5
"Land in the north and west is still rising as a result of isostatic recovery."
True
False
6
Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of a high energy coast line?
A rocky coastline
Destrcutive waves
A large beach
high rate of erosion
7
Which of the following is NOT part of the England and Wales Shoreline Management Plan?
Offshore breakwater
Do nothing
Hold the line
Managed retreat
8
Which of the following are NOT examples of inputs in a coastal system?
Energy from waves
Traction
Products of weathering
Marine sediment
9
Eustatic change refers to...
...when the sea level itself rises or falls.
...when the land rises or falls, relative to the sea.
10
ICZM is the same as SMP, but what does it stand for?
Intergrated coasal zone management
Intergrated coastal zone movement
Intergalatic coastal zone music
Intercontinental coastal zone management
11
Which of the following is NOT a type of hard engineering?
Dune regeneration
Sea wall
Gabions
Rip rap
12
A tombolo is...
...a micro ridge of sediment created by waves.
...formed where a spit joins the mainland AND an island.
...barbecued South African cuisine.
...the curved end of a spit.
13
Which of the following are NOT examples of stores in a coastal system?
Beaches
Spits
Sand dunes
Long shore drift
14
Which of the following is NOT a type of mass movement?
Cavitation
Rock falls
Creep
Mudflows
15
Corrasion is the same process as abrasion. True or false?
True
False

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