Starter quiz

  • Waves approach the coast at an angle because of ______
    • the sun
    • the direction of prevailing wind  ✓
    • the gravitational pull of the moon
  • Longshore drift is...
    • sediment carried or transported by waves along the coastline  ✓
    • the process of Earth’s surface, e.g. rock or soil, being worn away
    • when sand, mud and rocks are dropped by the water carrying them
  • The backwash carries sediment back down the slope of the beach because of...
    • 'gravity' ✓
  • Order the stages of longshore drift.
    • 1
      Waves approach the coast at an angle because of the direction of prevailing wind
    • 2
      The swash will carry the sediment towards the beach at an angle.
    • 3
      The backwash carries sediment back down the beach because of gravity.
    • 4
      The process repeats itself along the coast in a zigzag movement.
  • When water loses its energy, any sediment it is carrying is...
    • eroded
    • transported
    • deposited  ✓
  • Which three of these coastal features was created by the process of deposition?
    • stack
    • spit  ✓
    • arch
    • tomblo  ✓
    • bar  ✓
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