A level Physical Geography: Coasts Part 1 - Statistics

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Answer Stats

Hint	Answer	% Correct
Energy and matter can enter and leave the system	Open	55%
Energy and matter cannot enter or leave the system	Closed	53%
The movement of material along a coast by waves approaching the beach at an angle	Longshore Drift	52%
Pebbles and sand are consistently thrown at the base of the cliff	Abrasion	44%
Dissolved minerals are carried by the sea	Solution	43%
Layers of rock	Strata	43%
Occurs after weathering. Rocks fall to the cliff base and forms scree	Rockfall	41%
Large boulders and pebbles are rolled along the sea bed	Traction	41%
Small stones, pebbles and silt bounce along the sea bed	Saltation	40%
Type of rock formed only under pressure with moderate to fast erosion rates	Sedimentary	39%
Waves force air to be trapped in cracks within the cliff profile. Constant pressure causes the rock to crack and break apart	Hydraulic Action	37%
As pieces of rock material are transported by waves, rock particles are worn down	Attrition	36%
Where inputs = outputs	Dynamic Equilibrium	33%
Type of rock formed under pressure and heat with slow ersosion rates	Metamorphic	32%
Fine materials such as clay and sediment are carried by the sea	Suspension	32%
Very slow downhill movement of individual particles	Soil creep	31%
Type of rock formed under pressure with very slow erosion rates	Igneous	29%
The movement of weathered material down a slope as a result of gravity	Mass Movement	29%
Coast that has been exposed by the sea due to a relative fall in sea level	Emergent	26%
Saturated soil and rock flows downhill under gravity	Mudflow	24%
Saturated rock and sediment 'slumps' downwards under rotational movement	Slumping	24%
The general characteristics of the rocks in a particular area	Lithology	22%
Gradual breakdown of rock at, or close to the ground surface	Weathering	22%
Coast that has been inundated by the sea	Submergent	21%
When erosional processes are selective and erode weaker areas of cliff quicker than others	Differential Erosion	20%
The cross sectional shape of a coastline	Profile	19%
Natural breaks in strata caused by gaps in time during rock formation	Bedding planes	18%
When cliff profiles are composed of alkaline rocks, weak acids in seawater can dissolve them	Corrosion	18%
Formed when pressure exceeds the rocks internal strength causing it to fracture	Faults	16%
The shape and form of coastal landscapes and their features	Morphology	16%
A view showing the layout of a landscape from above	Plan	16%
Formed under pressure duting tectonic activity, making rocks buckle and crumble	Folds	14%
The balance between sediment added to, and removed from the coastal system	Sediment Budget	14%
When top soil thaws in the summer, saturated soil below flows over the subsoil and rock	Solifluction	13%
The angle at which the rock strata lies	Dips	12%
Word meaning 'over time'	Temporal	12%
Downward folds in rock strata	Synclines	11%
Upward folds in rock strata	Anticlines	9%
Physical features of rocks, usually formed through tectonic activity	Structure	9%
Cliffs with different layers of rock, possibly formed from different time periods	Composite cliffs	7%
A combination of lithology and structure affecting the rate of process	Differential Denundation	7%
Caused by contraction when sediment dries out	Joints	6%