Lesson 1.1.1.1

1.1.1.1 How can coastal landscapes be viewed as systems? Quiz: OCR Geography, Unit 1

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Lesson 1.1.1.1, How can coastal landscapes be viewed as systems?: 20 multiple choice questions for the OCR Geography (H481), Unit 1: Landscape Systems, written with Revision Ninja.

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The 20 questions

  1. Is a coastal landscape best described as an open, closed, or isolated system?

    • Isolated system
    • Closed system
    • Static system
    • Open system
  2. Which of the following is considered an energy input into a coastal landscape system?

    • Marine erosion
    • Sediment deposition
    • Wind
    • Longshore drift
  3. Which of the following represents a material output from a coastal sediment cell?

    • Fluvial deposition
    • Offshore sink loss
    • Cliff erosion
    • Beach nourishment
  4. What term describes the movement of material along a coastline by wave action?

    • Marine deposition
    • Aeolian transfer
    • Longshore drift
    • Fluvial transport
  5. What type of coastal system is a sediment cell typically regarded as?

    • Closed system
    • Dynamic equilibrium
    • Isolated system
    • Open system
  6. What is the distance of open water over which wind blows to generate waves called?

    • Tidal range
    • Fetch
    • Swash zone
    • Wave frequency
  7. Which type of wave has a high frequency and strong backwash relative to swash?

    • Refracted wave
    • Swell wave
    • Destructive wave
    • Constructive wave
  8. Which solar and lunar alignment produces the highest tidal range, known as spring tides?

    • Lunar perigee only
    • Full moon alignment
    • Solar eclipse only
    • First quarter moon
  9. What moon alignment produces the lowest tidal range, known as a neap tide?

    • Quarter moon alignment
    • New moon alignment
    • Perigee moon alignment
    • Full moon alignment
  10. Which aspect of geology refers to the physical and chemical characteristics of rocks?

    • Structure
    • Lithology
    • Dip
    • Stratigraphy
  11. What type of coastline occurs where geological strata run parallel to the shoreline?

    • Concordant coast
    • Discordant coast
    • Jointed coast
    • Faulted coast
  12. What structural feature describes the angle at which rock strata slope relative to horizontal?

    • Jointing
    • Strata dip
    • Lithology
    • Faulting
  13. How do large-scale ocean currents mainly influence coastal landscape systems?

    • Transferring heat energy
    • Trapping coastal sediment
    • Creating ocean tides
    • Preventing cliff erosion
  14. What is the primary source of sediment for most coastal landscape systems globally?

    • Cliff erosion
    • Rivers
    • Beach nourishment
    • Offshore seabeds
  15. What percentage of coastal sediment typically originates from local cliff erosion?

    • 75 per cent
    • 90 per cent
    • 50 per cent
    • 5 per cent
  16. Which process transfers sediment from offshore marine stores onto beaches during low-energy conditions?

    • Subaerial rock weathering
    • Aeolian deflation transport
    • Destructive wave backwash
    • Constructive wave swash
  17. What artificial process involves adding sand or shingle directly to an eroding beach?

    • Managed retreat
    • Dredging
    • Beach nourishment
    • Cliff regrading
  18. What state is reached when coastal inputs and outputs of energy and matter balance over time?

    • Positive feedback
    • Dynamic equilibrium
    • Negative feedback
    • Static equilibrium
  19. Which process occurs when a change in a coastal system leads to further amplification of that change?

    • Positive feedback
    • Dynamic equilibrium
    • Negative feedback
    • Negative threshold
  20. What boundary must be crossed before a coastal system abruptly shifts to a new state?

    • Equilibrium limit
    • Tidal range limit
    • System threshold
    • Sediment cell boundary

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