Coastal Processes (AQA GCSE Geography): Quizzes
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In hydraulic action, what is forced into cracks in the rock?
In hydraulic action, what is forced into cracks in the rock?
Trapped air
What are rock fragments compared to during abrasion?
What are rock fragments compared to during abrasion?
Sandpaper
In attrition, what happens to rock fragments moving underwater?
In attrition, what happens to rock fragments moving underwater?
They rub against one another
Which rocks are dissolved by seawater through solution in the UK?
Which rocks are dissolved by seawater through solution in the UK?
Chalk and limestone
What type of rocks does freeze-thaw weathering occur in?
What type of rocks does freeze-thaw weathering occur in?
Porous or permeable rocks
What happens to water in cracks when temperatures drop during freeze-thaw weathering?
What happens to water in cracks when temperatures drop during freeze-thaw weathering?
It freezes and expands
In suspension, how are particles transported?
In suspension, how are particles transported?
Carried suspended within the water
What happens during saltation?
What happens during saltation?
Pebbles bounce along the sea bed
What is the distance that waves travel called?
What is the distance that waves travel called?
The fetch
Which type of waves construct the beach?
Which type of waves construct the beach?
Constructive waves
What characteristic defines destructive waves?
What characteristic defines destructive waves?
Stronger backwash than swash
When does mass movement occur?
When does mass movement occur?
When gravity exceeds support force