Physical Landscapes UK

Question 1

1.1 Erosion

Answer 1

A natural process by which rock is broken down.

Question 2

1.2 Transportation

Answer 2

A natural process by which eroded material is carried / transported.

Question 3

1.3 Deposition

Answer 3

A natural process by which transported material is dropped.

Question 4

1.4 Prevailing wind

Answer 4

A wind from the direction that is predominant.

Question 5

1.5 Swash

Answer 5

When a wave crashed and washes up a beach.

Question 6

1.6 Backwash

Answer 6

When a wave moves back down a beach towards the sea.

Question 7

1.7 Discordant coastlines

Answer 7

Bands of different rock type run perpendicular to the coast.

Question 8

1.8 Concordant coastlines

Answer 8

Bands of different rock type run parallel to the coast.

Question 9

1.9 Sediment

Answer 9

A naturally occurring material that is broken down by erosion.

Question 10

1.10 Weathering

Answer 10

The wearing away of sediment by long exposure to the atmosphere.

Question 11

1.11 Mass movement

Answer 11

A large movement of soil and rock debris that moves down slopes

Question 12

1.12 Coastal managment

Answer 12

Techniques that aim to stop erosion and manage flood risks

Question 13

1.13 Hard engineering

Answer 13

The construction of physical structures to protect coasts from erosion.

Question 14

1.14 Soft engineering

Answer 14

The construction of physical structures to protect coasts from erosion.