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What type of erosion occurs in the upper course of a river?
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?
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?
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?
What happens when a river loses energy and drops the material it has been carrying?
What is the term for the process of large rocks being rolled along the river bed?
What is the term for the process of large rocks being rolled along the river bed?
What factor can affect the lag time of a river?
What factor can affect the lag time of a river?
What is the primary reason for the formation of a bay?
What is the primary reason for the formation of a bay?
What is the main process that widens cracks to form caves?
What is the main process that widens cracks to form caves?
What is the purpose of berms on a beach?
What is the purpose of berms on a beach?
What is the term for the movement of sediment along a coastline?
What is the term for the movement of sediment along a coastline?
What is the result of a collapsed arch?
What is the result of a collapsed arch?
What is necessary for the formation of larger sand dunes?
What is necessary for the formation of larger sand dunes?
What are the three main factors that determine the size of a wave?
What are the three main factors that determine the size of a wave?
What is the term for the zig-zagging movement of material along a coastline due to the angled approach of waves?
What is the term for the zig-zagging movement of material along a coastline due to the angled approach of waves?
What type of wave is characterized by a strong swash and a weak backwash?
What type of wave is characterized by a strong swash and a weak backwash?
What is the process by which water enters a crack in a rock, freezes, and expands, causing the rock to break apart?
What is the process by which water enters a crack in a rock, freezes, and expands, causing the rock to break apart?
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?
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?
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?
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?
What happens to rocks in the sea as they knock against each other?
What happens to rocks in the sea as they knock against each other?
What type of rocks erode more slowly?
What type of rocks erode more slowly?
What happens to rocks when they are subjected to tectonic pressure?
What happens to rocks when they are subjected to tectonic pressure?
What is the process called when the sea loses energy and drops the material it has been carrying?
What is the process called when the sea loses energy and drops the material it has been carrying?
What type of coastal feature is formed through deposition?
What type of coastal feature is formed through deposition?
What type of movement occurs on either side of a fault?
What type of movement occurs on either side of a fault?
What is the name of the flood-plain in York that is part of the soft management strategy?
What is the name of the flood-plain in York that is part of the soft management strategy?
What is the main reason for the erosion of the Holderness Coast?
What is the main reason for the erosion of the Holderness Coast?
What is the consequence of the groynes at Mappleton?
What is the consequence of the groynes at Mappleton?
What is the name of the centre that provides 14-16 hour flood forecasts in York?
What is the name of the centre that provides 14-16 hour flood forecasts in York?
What is the effect of the management scheme on tourism in the area?
What is the effect of the management scheme on tourism in the area?
What is the length of the sea wall at Bridlington?
What is the length of the sea wall at Bridlington?
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