Thursday, September 13, 2018

The Coast

Activity One

Read each question carefully and answer each correctly. 

1. Draw a diagram to show the following coastal features: cave, arch, stack, stump, bay and headland.
     Label each feature on the diagram.                                                                                              (8 marks)

2 a. The process by which material is moved or transported along the coastline is
       described as___________.                                                                                                        (1 mark)

2 b. Draw a diagram to show how the process named in question (2 a.) occurs.                             (4 marks)

3. Tabulate the following terms.
      hydraulic action, suspension, corrasion/abrasion, solution, attrition, traction, saltation, dissolved load,
      longshore drift, chemical action                                                                                                (5 marks)

4. Describe one process to tell about the movement of material.                                                    (3 marks)

5. Explain how one coastal feature of erosion is formed.                                                                (4 marks)