Lesson 2B.4
2B.4 Marine erosion and wave action Quiz: Pearson Edexcel Geography, Unit 3
20 questions
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Lesson 2B.4, Marine erosion and wave action: 20 multiple choice questions for the Pearson Edexcel Geography (9GE0), Unit 3: Topic 2B: Coastal Landscapes and Change, written with Revision Ninja.
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The 20 questions
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Which type of wave has a strong backwash relative to its swash, tending to remove beach material and steepen the beach profile?
- Refracted waves
- Standing waves
- Constructive waves
- Destructive waves
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Which erosion process involves the compression and sudden release of air trapped in cracks and joints as waves break?
- Solution (corrosion)
- Hydraulic action
- Attrition
- Abrasion
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Which erosion process involves rock fragments carried by waves colliding and wearing each other into smaller, rounder pieces?
- Hydraulic action
- Attrition
- Solution (corrosion)
- Abrasion
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Which erosion process describes the scraping and grinding of a rock surface by sediment carried by breaking waves?
- Attrition
- Hydraulic action
- Abrasion (corrasion)
- Solution (corrosion)
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Which process describes the chemical dissolving of rock, such as limestone or chalk, by seawater?
- Hydraulic action
- Attrition
- Abrasion
- Solution (corrosion)
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Which landform in the cave-arch-stack-stump sequence is a remnant column of rock standing offshore after its arch roof has collapsed?
- Stump
- Stack
- Cave
- Wave cut platform
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Which landform is formed when a cave eroded from both sides of a headland breaks through, leaving a natural rock bridge?
- Stack
- Stump
- Arch
- Wave cut notch
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What landform is created by wave erosion undercutting the base of a cliff?
- Sea arch
- Wave-cut notch
- Blowhole
- Wave-cut platform
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Which landform is the remnant rock left when the base of a stack is eroded and its top collapses at the sea?
- Stump
- Cave
- Arch
- Spit
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What type of coastal landform is a gently sloping rock surface left by a retreating cliff?
- Marine erosion landform
- Glacial landform
- Deposition landform
- Subaerial landform
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Waves reach a beach at a rate of 15 per minute. What is the wave period in seconds?
- 15 s
- 900 s
- 4 s
- 0.25 s
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A wave cut platform widens by 0.5 m per year. If it is 3 m wide now, how wide will it be after 40 years?
- 15 m
- 20 m
- 23 m
- 43 m
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A notch in a cliff base deepens at 0.3 m per year. How much deeper will it be after 25 years?
- 83 m
- 0.075 m
- 7.5 m
- 3.0 m
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Which coastal factor best explains why adjacent cliffs experience significantly different rates of erosion?
- Tidal range
- Wave height
- Prevailing wind direction
- Rock lithology
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Which wave type is characterised by high wave steepness and high wave frequency?
- Swash wave
- Refracted wave
- Destructive wave
- Constructive wave
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Which process exploits faults and joints in a headland to initially form a cave?
- Hydraulic action
- Subaerial weathering
- Longshore drift
- Biological weathering
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Which process dominates erosion on chalk coasts because calcium carbonate dissolves in seawater?
- Hydraulic action
- Abrasion
- Corrosion
- Attrition
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What feature remains at low tide after a wave-cut notch causes cliff collapse and retreat?
- Offshore bar
- Cuspate foreland
- Wave-cut platform
- Barrier beach
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Which factor primarily determines the total energy delivered by a wave breaking against a cliff?
- Wave height
- Seawater temperature
- Beach profile
- Fetch direction
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What is the correct erosional sequence on a rocky headland?
- Stack, cave, arch, stump
- Cave, arch, stack, stump
- Stump, stack, arch, cave
- Arch, cave, stack, stump
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