Factors Affecting Coastal Erosion Quiz

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What effect does a large amount of sediment on the beach have on the power of the waves?

  • Reduces the power of the waves (correct)
  • Increases the power of the waves
  • Generates more erosive waves
  • Has no impact on the power of the waves

Which coastal erosion type involves waves breaking against rocks and weakening their structure?

  • Wave pounding (correct)
  • Corrosion/Solution
  • Hydraulic pressure
  • Attrition

What is the primary mechanism behind the erosion caused by abrasion/corrasion?

  • Chemical reactions between air and seawater
  • Wearing away rock surfaces by wave action
  • Transportation of small rock particles by waves
  • Throwing sand and rocks against rocky coastlines (correct)

How does hydraulic pressure contribute to weakening rock faces?

<p>By compressing air in rock cracks under wave pressure (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What happens when a large piece of rock falls away due to attrition?

<p>Rocks gradually wear down into smaller particles and sand (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

How does the width of a beach impact the energy of waves reaching the back of the beach?

<p>Reduces wave energy surging up the beach (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is a factor that affects the rate of erosion along a coastline?

<p>Depth of sea (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What role do ocean currents play in regulating temperatures?

<p>Creating milder climates (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which coastal current is responsible for the movement and deposition of sediment along the eastern coast of Australia?

<p>Longshore drift (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which type of waves have more energy according to the text?

<p>Steep, destructive waves (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

How does longshore drift differ from deep ocean currents?

<p>Longshore drift carries sediments parallel to the coast, while deep ocean currents circulate globally. (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What are the two main types of erosion mentioned in the text?

<p>Water and wind erosion (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Why do beaches form only where there is a good supply of sand and some form of protection?

<p>To prevent sand erosion (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the main function of longshore drift along coastlines?

<p>Movement and deposition of sediment (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Why does a wave release more energy when it breaks at the cliff?

<p>It concentrates wave energy onto the cliff (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which process is responsible for carrying sediments eroded by destructive waves from beaches?

<p>Longshore drift (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What landform features are associated with the process of deposition?

<p>Sandbars, spits, and barrier islands (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

How does the fetch affect wave energy?

<p>The longer the fetch, the more time for waves to collect energy from the wind (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What causes tides at the coastline according to the text?

<p>Gravitational pull of the moon on the oceans (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which factor affects the rate of erosion by determining the strength of the rock?

<p>Rock hardness (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

How does salt-spray weathering break up the surface of rocks?

<p>By expanding and contracting salt particles under sunlight (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which agent of erosion occurs when sea creatures attach to rocks and produce chemicals that break down minerals?

<p>Animal weathering (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What type of rock is mentioned as being easy to erode due to its softness?

<p>Sandstone (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which process involves transporting material that has been worn away from one place to another?

<p>Erosion (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the main cause of the daily and monthly pattern of tides?

<p>Gravitational pull by the moon and the sun (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which coastal process is described as the movement of particles along the beach due to wave action?

<p>Longshore drift (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which source specifically explains the process of longshore drift?

<p>Source 7.1.6 (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the direction of the retracted wave in relation to longshore drift?

<p>Opposite to longshore drift (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What natural phenomenon causes changes to the coast through erosion and deposition?

<p>Natural processes (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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