Lesson 1.1.1.2

1.1.1.2 How are coastal landforms developed? Quiz: OCR Geography, Unit 1

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Lesson 1.1.1.2, How are coastal landforms developed?: 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. What coastal landform forms when a cave erodes completely through a headland?

    • Geo
    • Arch
    • Stack
    • Blowhole

  2. Which process involves wind transporting and depositing sediment along a coastline?

    • Fluvial process
    • Glacial process
    • Aeolian process
    • Marine process

  3. Which emergent coastal feature is an exposed former beach elevated above current sea level?

    • Fjord
    • Marine terrace
    • Ria
    • Raised beach

  4. A drowned river valley formed by rising sea levels in a submergent coastline is called a what?

    • Tombolo
    • Ria
    • Fjord
    • Dalmatian coast

  5. Which depositional landform connects an island directly to the mainland sediment supply?

    • Spit
    • On-shore bar
    • Tombolo
    • Salt marsh

  6. What type of mass movement involves sudden, extremely rapid collapse of coastal cliff material?

    • Solifluction
    • Rockfall
    • Soil creep
    • Slumping

  7. Which narrow, steep-sided inlet forms when the roof of a cave collapses?

    • Arch
    • Geo
    • Stump
    • Blowhole

  8. A submerged glacial valley flooded by rising sea levels is known as what?

    • Fjord
    • Marine terrace
    • Ria
    • Geo

  9. What erosion mechanism occurs when waves launch beach sediment directly against coastal cliffs?

    • Abrasion
    • Corrosion
    • Hydraulic action
    • Attrition

  10. Over what timeframe does a spit typically develop and grow significantly in length?

    • Seasonal cycles
    • Seconds
    • Millennia
    • Hours

  11. Which erosion process involves the chemical dissolving of susceptible rocks by acidic seawater?

    • Corrasion
    • Hydraulic action
    • Attrition
    • Corrosion

  12. What depositional landform develops across a bay, completely trapping a lagoon behind it?

    • Spit
    • Tombolo
    • On-shore bar
    • Salt marsh

  13. What long-term climatic change causes marine transgressions and submergent coastal landscapes?

    • Tectonic uplift
    • Global cooling
    • Global warming
    • Isostatic rebound

  14. Which flat, gently sloping bedrock surface remains at the cliff base following wave erosion?

    • Marine terrace
    • Shore platform
    • Raised beach
    • Blowhole

  15. What low-energy coastal environment typically forms in sheltered estuaries behind protective spits?

    • Salt marsh
    • Marine terrace
    • Fjord
    • Shingle beach

  16. Which factor primarily distinguishes a high-energy coastline from a low-energy coastline?

    • Wind direction
    • Wave power
    • Tidal range
    • Rock colour

  17. What vertical shaft opens onto a cliff top where compressed air pushes water upward?

    • Blowhole
    • Stack
    • Arch
    • Geo

  18. What term describes abandoned, relict cliffs situated above present-day high tide levels?

    • Relict cliffs
    • Fjords
    • Active cliffs
    • Rias

  19. How do beach profiles typically change during high-energy winter storm conditions?

    • Gain height
    • Double in size
    • Become steeper
    • Become flatter

  20. What human management strategy replenishes lost beach sediment by artificial pumping of sand?

    • Managed retreat
    • Dredging
    • Groyne building
    • Beach nourishment

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