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
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Is a coastal landscape best described as an open, closed, or isolated system?
- Isolated system
- Closed system
- Static system
- Open system
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Which of the following is considered an energy input into a coastal landscape system?
- Marine erosion
- Sediment deposition
- Wind
- Longshore drift
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Which of the following represents a material output from a coastal sediment cell?
- Fluvial deposition
- Offshore sink loss
- Cliff erosion
- Beach nourishment
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What term describes the movement of material along a coastline by wave action?
- Marine deposition
- Aeolian transfer
- Longshore drift
- Fluvial transport
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What type of coastal system is a sediment cell typically regarded as?
- Closed system
- Dynamic equilibrium
- Isolated system
- Open system
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What is the distance of open water over which wind blows to generate waves called?
- Tidal range
- Fetch
- Swash zone
- Wave frequency
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Which type of wave has a high frequency and strong backwash relative to swash?
- Refracted wave
- Swell wave
- Destructive wave
- Constructive wave
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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
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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
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Which aspect of geology refers to the physical and chemical characteristics of rocks?
- Structure
- Lithology
- Dip
- Stratigraphy
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What type of coastline occurs where geological strata run parallel to the shoreline?
- Concordant coast
- Discordant coast
- Jointed coast
- Faulted coast
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What structural feature describes the angle at which rock strata slope relative to horizontal?
- Jointing
- Strata dip
- Lithology
- Faulting
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How do large-scale ocean currents mainly influence coastal landscape systems?
- Transferring heat energy
- Trapping coastal sediment
- Creating ocean tides
- Preventing cliff erosion
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What is the primary source of sediment for most coastal landscape systems globally?
- Cliff erosion
- Rivers
- Beach nourishment
- Offshore seabeds
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What percentage of coastal sediment typically originates from local cliff erosion?
- 75 per cent
- 90 per cent
- 50 per cent
- 5 per cent
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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
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What artificial process involves adding sand or shingle directly to an eroding beach?
- Managed retreat
- Dredging
- Beach nourishment
- Cliff regrading
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What state is reached when coastal inputs and outputs of energy and matter balance over time?
- Positive feedback
- Dynamic equilibrium
- Negative feedback
- Static equilibrium
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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
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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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