Coastal Erosion Landforms Quiz

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Identify the landform of coastal erosion shown in the image.

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Wave-cut platform

Wave-cut notch

Blow hole

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Identify the landform of coastal erosion shown in the image.

Wave-cut platform

Cave

Arch

Wave-cut notch

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Identify the landform of coastal erosion shown in the image.

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Arch

Stump

Cave

Stack

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Identify the landform of coastal erosion shown in the image.

Stack

Cave

Arch

Blow hole

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Which of the following landforms are shown in the image above?

Bay, headland, stack and cliffs.

Bay, arch, stack and cliffs.

Bay, headland, wave-cut platform and cliffs.

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Which is the correct sequence in the erosion of a headland?

Cave, crack, arch, stack and stump

Crack, cave, arch, stump and stack

Crack, cave, arch, stack and stump

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Where is a wave-cut notch found?

At the base of a cliff

At the top of a cliff

On a beach

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What type of coastline exists between Studland Bay and Durlston Head?

Discordant and concordant coasts in Dorset

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Both concordant and discordant

Discordant

Concordant

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Bays and headlands are more common along which type of coastline?

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Concordant

Discordant

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Identify the landform shown in the image.

Wave-cut notch

Wave-cut platform

Bay

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Which landform of erosion is a wave-eroded passage through a small headland, which begins as a cave formed in a headland, that is gradually widened and deepened until it cuts through?

stack

stump

arch

cave

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Identify the landform of coastal erosion that is large hole in the cliff caused by waves forcing their way into cracks in the cliff face.

stack

stump

cave

arch

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What is a steep high rock face formed by weathering and erosion along the coastline?

cliff

cave

bay

beach

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What is an isolated pillar of rock left when the top of an arch has collapsed?

Arch

Stack

Stump

Cave

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What is a rocky, level shelf at or around sea level representing the base of old, retreated cliffs known as?

Wave-cut notch

Headland

Wave-cut platform

Bay

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What is a headland?

A headland is an inlet of the sea where the land curves inwards.

A headland is a wide, gently sloping surface found at the base of a cliff and extends into the sea.

A headland is an area of resistant rock that extends from the coastline into the sea.

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Identify the landform of coastal erosion: A curved indentation extending along the base of a cliff, usually at the level of high tide.

Wave-cut notch

Headland

Bay

Wave-cut platform

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Landforms of Coastal Erosion Quiz

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