UK Physical Landscapes: Rivers and Deposition
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What type of erosion occurs in the upper course of a river?

  • Vertical deposition
  • Vertical erosion (correct)
  • Lateral erosion
  • Lateral deposition
  • What is the result of a meander growing and the neck narrowing until it breaks through?

  • A gorge is formed
  • A waterfall is formed
  • An ox-bow lake is formed (correct)
  • A plunge pool is formed
  • What is the term for the slope of a river's course?

  • Vertical erosion
  • Gradient (correct)
  • Lateral erosion
  • Channel slope
  • What happens when a river loses energy and drops the material it has been carrying?

    <p>Deposition occurs</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the term for the process of large rocks being rolled along the river bed?

    <p>Traction</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What factor can affect the lag time of a river?

    <p>All of the above</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the primary reason for the formation of a bay?

    <p>Soft rock erodes quicker</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the main process that widens cracks to form caves?

    <p>Hydraulic action</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the purpose of berms on a beach?

    <p>To slow the lines of high tide and storm tides</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the term for the movement of sediment along a coastline?

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

    What is the result of a collapsed arch?

    <p>A stack is formed</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is necessary for the formation of larger sand dunes?

    <p>Vegetation such as marram grass</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What are the three main factors that determine the size of a wave?

    <p>Strength of wind, duration of wind, and distance of wind</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the term for the zig-zagging movement of material along a coastline due to the angled approach of waves?

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

    What type of wave is characterized by a strong swash and a weak backwash?

    <p>Constructive wave</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the process by which water enters a crack in a rock, freezes, and expands, causing the rock to break apart?

    <p>Freeze-thaw weathering</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the term for the process by which plant roots enter a small crack in a rock and grow, causing the rock to break apart?

    <p>Biological weathering</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the term for the process by which waves smash into a cliff and air becomes trapped in cracks in the rock, causing the rock to break apart?

    <p>Hydraulic action</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What happens to rocks in the sea as they knock against each other?

    <p>They break apart to become smoother and rounded</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What type of rocks erode more slowly?

    <p>Chalk and limestone</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What happens to rocks when they are subjected to tectonic pressure?

    <p>They snap rather than fold</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the process called when the sea loses energy and drops the material it has been carrying?

    <p>Deposition</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What type of coastal feature is formed through deposition?

    <p>Bars</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What type of movement occurs on either side of a fault?

    <p>Displacement</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the name of the flood-plain in York that is part of the soft management strategy?

    <p>Clifton Ings</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the main reason for the erosion of the Holderness Coast?

    <p>Narrow beaches with less resistant rocks</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the consequence of the groynes at Mappleton?

    <p>More erosion elsewhere, including farmland destruction</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the name of the centre that provides 14-16 hour flood forecasts in York?

    <p>Viking Recorder Centre</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the effect of the management scheme on tourism in the area?

    <p>Negative impact on tourism, reducing money coming into the area</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the length of the sea wall at Bridlington?

    <p>4.7km</p> Signup and view all the answers

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