2.1[b] Influences on coastal environments

Question 1

What is a headland?
○ A) A narrow piece of land projecting into the sea
○ B) A wide, flat beach
○ C) A deep underwater trench
○ D) A type of coral reef

Answer 1

A) A narrow piece of land projecting into the sea

Question 2

Which feature is formed by the erosion of a headland?
○ A) Spit
○ B) Bay
○ C) Cave
○ D) Lagoon

Answer 2

C) Cave

Question 3

What is a bay?
○ A) A narrow piece of land projecting into the sea
○ B) A broad inlet of the sea where the land curves inward
○ C) A deep underwater trench
○ D) A type of coral reef

Answer 3

B) A broad inlet of the sea where the land curves inward

Question 4

Which coastal feature is created by the deposition of sediment?
○ A) Cliff
○ B) Arch
○ C) Spit
○ D) Stack

Answer 4

C) Spit

Question 5

What is a stack?
○ A) A vertical column of rock in the sea near a coast
○ B) A type of sand dune
○ C) A deep underwater trench
○ D) A type of coral reef

Answer 5

A) A vertical column of rock in the sea near a coast

Question 6

Which process leads to the formation of a wave-cut platform?
○ A) Deposition
○ B) Erosion
○ C) Transportation
○ D) Weathering

Answer 6

B) Erosion

Question 7

What is a lagoon?
○ A) A shallow body of water separated from a larger sea by a barrier
○ B) A deep underwater trench
○ C) A type of coral reef
○ D) A narrow piece of land projecting into the sea

Answer 7

A) A shallow body of water separated from a larger sea by a barrier

Question 8

Which feature is formed when a cave breaks through a headland?
○ A) Stack
○ B) Arch
○ C) Spit
○ D) Lagoon

Answer 8

B) Arch

Question 9

What is a tombolo?
○ A) A sandbar that connects an island to the mainland
○ B) A type of coral reef
○ C) A deep underwater trench
○ D) A narrow piece of land projecting into the sea

Answer 9

A) A sandbar that connects an island to the mainland

Question 10

Which coastal feature is formed by longshore drift?
○ A) Cliff
○ B) Spit
○ C) Stack
○ D) Arch

Answer 10

B) Spit

Question 11

What is a cliff?
○ A) A steep rock face, especially at the edge of the sea
○ B) A broad inlet of the sea where the land curves inward
○ C) A deep underwater trench
○ D) A type of coral reef

Answer 11

A) A steep rock face, especially at the edge of the sea

Question 12

Which process is primarily responsible for the formation of a cave?
○ A) Deposition
○ B) Erosion
○ C) Transportation
○ D) Weathering

Answer 12

B) Erosion

Question 13

What is a beach?
○ A) A narrow piece of land projecting into the sea
○ B) A broad inlet of the sea where the land curves inward
○ C) A pebbly or sandy shore, especially by the sea
○ D) A type of coral reef

Answer 13

C) A pebbly or sandy shore, especially by the sea

Question 14

Which feature is formed when an arch collapses?
○ A) Stack
○ B) Spit
○ C) Lagoon
○ D) Tombolo

Answer 14

A) Stack

Question 15

What is a wave-cut notch?
○ A) A small indentation at the base of a cliff formed by wave erosion
○ B) A type of coral reef
○ C) A deep underwater trench
○ D) A narrow piece of land projecting into the sea

Answer 15

A) A small indentation at the base of a cliff formed by wave
erosion

Question 16

Which coastal feature is formed by the deposition of sand and shingle?
○ A) Cliff
○ B) Beach
○ C) Stack
○ D) Arch

Answer 16

B) Beach

Question 17

What is a bar?
○ A) A ridge of sand or shingle formed across the mouth of a river or bay
○ B) A type of coral reef
○ C) A deep underwater trench
○ D) A narrow piece of land projecting into the sea

Answer 17

A) A ridge of sand or shingle formed across the mouth of a river or
bay

Question 18

Which process leads to the formation of a spit?
○ A) Deposition
○ B) Erosion
○ C) Transportation
○ D) Weathering

Answer 18

A) Deposition

Question 19

What is a headland and bay?
○ A) Alternating sections of hard and soft rock along a coast
○ B) A type of coral reef
○ C) A deep underwater trench
○ D) A narrow piece of land projecting into the sea

Answer 19

A) Alternating sections of hard and soft rock along a coast

Question 20

Which feature is formed by the erosion of softer rock between harder rock?
○ A) Bay
○ B) Headland
○ C) Stack
○ D) Arch

Answer 20

A) Bay