3.1.3 Coastal systems and landscapes quiz games for A level Geography (AQA)

1. 1

   Which is a process of marine erosion?

   Longshore driftAbrasionTraction
2. 2

   Waves and landforms: true or false?

   Constructive waves build beaches.
3. 3

   Which process mainly explains how a beach forms?

   Deposition of sedimentTransportation of sedimentLongshore drift

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1. 1

   Which term describes water freezing in cliff cracks and splitting the rock?

   AttritionHydraulic actionRotational slumpingFreeze-thaw weathering
2. 2

   Which term describes the rise in ocean volume as sea water warms?

   Thermal expansionStorm surgeSubsidenceIsostatic recovery
3. 3

   Which term describes the policy of keeping existing coastal defences where they are?

   Managed realignmentNo active interventionHold the lineAdvance the line

+ 12 more questions in the game.

1. 1

   Shoreline management decisions: true or false?

   Cost-benefit analysis alone decides which policy is chosen.
2. 2

   ICZM manages the coast in whole ____ cells.

   littoralrealignmenttidal
3. 3

   Shoreline management decisions: true or false?

   ICZM manages whole littoral cells rather than single towns.

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1. 1

   Engineering and Medmerry: true or false?

   Groynes can starve beaches further down the drift of sediment.
2. 2

   Which melting ice adds most to global sea-level rise?

   Ice on frozen lakesFloating Arctic sea iceIce sheets and glaciers on landSeasonal frost on soil
3. 3

   Is this statement true or false?

   Managed realignment lets the sea flood land that was once defended.

+ 12 more questions in the game.

1. 1

   Waves and landforms: true or false?

   Longshore drift is a type of marine erosion.
2. 2

   Waves and landforms: true or false?

   A stack forms only because waves erode its base.
3. 3

   Is this statement true or false?

   A bedding plane is a boundary between layers of sedimentary rock.

+ 12 more questions in the game.