Distinctively Coastal Processes (AQA A-Level Geography): Quizzes
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Which term describes material being broken down in its original position?
Which term describes material being broken down in its original position?
In situ
What happens when a coastal cell has a positive sediment budget?
What happens when a coastal cell has a positive sediment budget?
The shoreline builds seaward
Wave quarrying involves air trapped in rock cracks. What happens when the wave retreats?
Wave quarrying involves air trapped in rock cracks. What happens when the wave retreats?
Air expands explosively
What does attrition do to transported beach material?
What does attrition do to transported beach material?
Makes fragments smaller and rounder
Fetch refers to what distance?
Fetch refers to what distance?
Open water over which wind blows
Why are shingle beaches more effective than sandy beaches at protecting against high-energy waves?
Why are shingle beaches more effective than sandy beaches at protecting against high-energy waves?
Water percolates rapidly through shingle
How much energy can waves generate when breaking at a cliff foot?
How much energy can waves generate when breaking at a cliff foot?
25-30 tonnes per square metre
Lithology refers to which characteristics of rocks?
Lithology refers to which characteristics of rocks?
Physical and chemical properties
Which rock types are primarily affected by solution (corrosion)?
Which rock types are primarily affected by solution (corrosion)?
Limestone and chalk
What is differential erosion?
What is differential erosion?
Variation in erosion rates by rock type