Geography key Terms 1

Question 1

waves moving up the beach

Answer 1

Swash

Question 2

Waves moving down the beach

Answer 2

Backwash

Question 3

Movement of sediment along the coastline

Answer 3

Longshore drift

Question 4

Sudden slipping downwards of the cliff sediment

Answer 4

Slumping

Question 5

Sand and clay loosely compressed and deposited by glaciers at the end of the ice age 10,000 years ago

Answer 5

Glacial Till

Question 6

Particles of sand and clay

Answer 6

Sediment

Question 7

No natural cement between sand and clay grains

Answer 7

Unconsolidated

Question 8

A process of disintegration of rocks by changes in the weather

Answer 8

Weathering

Question 9

The rocks that form the bedrock in an area

Answer 9

Geology

Question 10

Which direction the waves typically come from

Answer 10

Predominant wave direction

Question 11

Sand and clay particles

Answer 11

Sediment

Question 12

Waves trap air that weakens rocks and leads to erosion

Answer 12

Hydraulic action

Question 13

Rocks are thrown by waves to erode cliffs

Answer 13

Abrasion

Question 14

Rocks rub against each other

Answer 14

Attrition

Question 15

The chemical attack of salt water on rocks leading to erosion

Answer 15

Corrosion

Question 16

When the coastline juts out into the sea

Answer 16

Headland

Question 17

A hole in the cliff created by wave erosion

Answer 17

Cave

Question 18

Two caves erode back to back to form a hole through the headland

Answer 18

Arch

Question 19

A pillar of rock caused by the collapse of the arch

Answer 19

Stack

Question 20

The remains of an eroded stack

Answer 20

Stump

Question 21

The geology runs parallel to the coastline itself

Answer 21

Concordant coastline

Question 22

The geology runs at right angles to the coastline

Answer 22

Discordant coastline