Topic 2 Option 2B Coastal Landscapes and Change quiz games for A level Geography (Edexcel)

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?

   Longshore driftDeposition of sedimentTransportation of sediment

+ 12 more questions in the game.

1. 1

   Which term describes the landward movement of a coastline because of erosion?

   AccretionCoastal recessionSubsidenceFlocculation
2. 2

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

   AttritionHydraulic actionRotational slumpingFreeze-thaw weathering
3. 3

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

   Storm surgeThermal expansionIsostatic recoverySubsidence

+ 12 more questions in the game.

1. 1

   Repeated collapse leaves a wave-cut ____.

   spitarchplatformnotch
2. 2

   Is this statement true or false?

   Rotational slumping is a form of mass movement.
3. 3

   Which is a feature of a destructive wave?

   Mostly deposition on the beachGentle spilling breakersStrong backwash that moves sand offshoreStrong swash that builds a berm

+ 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 erosion: true or false?

   Longshore drift is one of the processes of marine erosion.
3. 3

   A wave-cut ____ forms at the cliff base.

   platformnotcharchspit

+ 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.

   realignmenttidallittoral
3. 3

   Engineering and Medmerry: true or false?

   Groynes can starve beaches further down the drift of sediment.

+ 12 more questions in the game.