Coasts (Junior Cert Geography): Quizzes
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What are the three main coastal processes?
What are the three main coastal processes?
Erosion, transportation & deposition
What is hydraulic action?
What is hydraulic action?
Erosive power of water impact
How does compressed air erode coastlines?
How does compressed air erode coastlines?
Air in cracks expands, shattering rock
What happens to rocks and stones during attrition?
What happens to rocks and stones during attrition?
They become smaller & smoother
Which erosion process involves salt water dissolving rocks?
Which erosion process involves salt water dissolving rocks?
Solution
What is the process that moves sediment along the coast in a zig-zag pattern?
What is the process that moves sediment along the coast in a zig-zag pattern?
Longshore drift
What is the swash?
What is the swash?
Waves moving up shore at an angle
At what angle does the backwash pull material back down the shore?
At what angle does the backwash pull material back down the shore?
At a right angle
Why does more deposition occur in summer?
Why does more deposition occur in summer?
Waves are weaker
What forms when a sea arch roof collapses?
What forms when a sea arch roof collapses?
A sea stack
How is a sand spit formed?
How is a sand spit formed?
Longshore drift deposits in bays
Which Irish location is connected by the Sutton tombolo?
Which Irish location is connected by the Sutton tombolo?
Howth to Dublin