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Quiz by Louise Elmslie, updated more than 1 year ago
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Created by Louise Elmslie
almost 7 years ago
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Question 1
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How do waves form?
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Waves form by the wind blowing over the sea
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Waves form due to the pull and stretch of the tides
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Waves are formed due to the four processes of coastal erosion
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Waves can be formed due to the gravitational pull of the earth on the water that changes over time as the earth spins
Question 2
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What is the fetch?
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The length of a wave
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The distance that the wind blows over
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A characteristic of destructive waves
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The distance of water that is pulled up the beach
Question 3
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A tsunami is caused by an underwater earthquake or volcanic eruption that shakes the seabed
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- True
- False
Question 4
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What is the swash?
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The foam on the surface of the wave
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The water that flows back towards the beach
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The water that rushes up the beach
Question 5
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What are the features of a constructive wave?
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Low wave
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Powerful backwash
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Powerful swash
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Wave crests close together
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Carry and deposit large amounts of sand and pebbles
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Formed by storms that are hundreds of kilometres away
Question 6
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What are the features of a destructive wave?
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Waves spaced closely together
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Gently sloping wave front
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Powerful swash
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Strong backwash
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Forms a steep beach
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Can destroy the beach by removing sediment
Question 7
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What causes cliffs to collapse?
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Weathering
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Overpopulation
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Mass movement
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The weather
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A change in climate
Question 8
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Mechanical ([blank_start]Physical[blank_end]) weathering is the [blank_start]disintegration[blank_end] (break-up) of rocks. Where this happens, piles of rock fragments called [blank_start]scree[blank_end] can be found at the foot of cliffs.
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Physical
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Mass movement
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Chemical
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Collapsation
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disintegration
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movement
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cracking
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expansion
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scree
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fragments
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residue
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flakes
Question 9
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Chemical weathering- caused by [blank_start]chemical[blank_end] changes. [blank_start]Rainwater[blank_end], which as slightly [blank_start]acidic[blank_end], gradually dissolves certain types of rocks and [blank_start]minerals[blank_end].
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chemical
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physical
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biological
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climate
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Rainwater
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Seawater
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Mud
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acidic
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alkaline
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hot
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hazardous
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minerals
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stones
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pebbles
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clay
Question 10
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[blank_start]Biological[blank_end] weathering- due to the actions of flora and [blank_start]fauna[blank_end]. Plant roots grow in cracks in the rocks, and animals such as [blank_start]rabbits[blank_end] burrow into weak rocks like sands.
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Biological
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fauna
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rabbits
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