Starter quiz
- Which of these is a physical coastal feature?
- pier
- mudflat ✓
- lighthouse
- port
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- Which of these is a human coastal feature?
- estuary
- spit
- saltmarsh
- port ✓
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- A place with ‘point’ or ‘head’ in its name will probably be a ______
- 'headland' ✓
- Which coastal feature is usually found in a deep water bay or estuary next to flat land?
- pier
- lighthouse
- container port ✓
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- Coastal land would be used for tourism when there is:
- attractive or unique physical features such as beaches ✓
- a deep water bay or estuary next to flat land
- a large stretch of protected inland water with lots of sheltered, deep-water
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- Bays can form natural ______ that can be used as a safe place for fishing boats.
- piers
- lighthouses
- harbours ✓
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Exit quiz
- ______ the movements of energy across water.
- Waves are ✓
- Erosion is
- Geology is
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- ______ is the process of Earth’s surface, e.g. rock or soil, being worn away and transported from its original site.
- Erosion ✓
- Transportation
- Deposition
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- Waves are formed by ______
- the gravitational pull of the moon
- the movement of boats
- the wind blowing over the surface of the sea ✓
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- The size of the wave depends upon:
- the strength of the wind ✓
- the distance from the equator
- the length of time the wind has been blowing ✓
- the depth of the water ✓
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- Which two of these factors create large waves?
- the strength of the wind ✓
- the temperature of the wind
- the spin of Earth
- the length of time the wind has been blowing ✓
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- Erosion by waves can create features such as ______ along a coastline.
- caves and arches ✓
- caves and beaches
- beaches and arches
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Key learning points
- The coastline is eroded by the actions of the wind, waves and human activity.
- Erosion can create landforms such as caves, arches and sea stacks.
- Hard rock is eroded slowly and creates headlands, soft rock erodes quickly and creates bays.
- Maps can be used to identify headlands and bays formed by hard and soft rock.
Common misconception
Children may believe that waves are cause by tides.
Tides are caused by the gravitational pull of the moon . Waves are caused by wind blowing over the sea.
Keywords
Waves - Waves are the movements of energy across water.
Erosion - Erosion is the process of Earth’s surface, e.g. rock or soil, being worn away and transported from its original site.
Geology - The geology of an area is its physical structure and what rocks and minerals exist there.
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