1) Ireland's coastline is more jagged on... a) the east coast b) the west coast 2) The strength of the wind and length of the sea that is passes over is called... a) The fetch b) Swash c) Backwash 3) Which of the following is NOT a process of coastal erosion? a) Alluvium b) Hydraulic Action c) Abrasion d) Compressed Air e) Attrition f) Solution 4) A beach is a feature of erosion a) False b) True 5) What wave type builds up a beach? a) Destructive b) Constructive 6) Longshore drift is the process of coastal transportation a) False b) True 7) Which is NOT a feature of coastal erosion? a) Sand spit b) Cliff c) Sea stump d) Blowhole 8) What is the final stage? a) Sea stump b) Sea stack c) Sea cave d) Sea arch 9) A sand bar connects an island to the main land a) True b) False 10) A tombolo is a salt lake a) True b) False 11) a narrow ridge of sand that's connected to the land on one end and juts out to sea at the other is called a) sand bar b) sand spit c) beach d) lagoon e) sand dune 12) A sand dune is... a) a mound of sand b) a pit of sand c) a bridge of sand 13) Which is NOT a feature of coastal deposition? a) Sand bar b) Tombolo c) Beach d) Cliff e) Lagoon 14) Groynes are... a) Steel wire cages filled with stones b) Large boulders placed on the coast c) Fences built out into the sea at right angles 15) Gabions are... a) Steel wire cages filled with stones b) Large boulders placed on the coast c) Fences built out into the sea at right angles 16) Rock armour is... a) Fences built out into the sea at right angles b) Large boulders placed on the coast c) Steel wire cages filled with stones 17) Sea walls are curved at the top to push waves back out to sea a) True b) False

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