Statistics for A level Physical Geography: Coasts Part 1

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Hint	Answer	% Correct
Energy and matter can enter and leave the system	Open	52%
The movement of material along a coast by waves approaching the beach at an angle	Longshore Drift	51%
Energy and matter cannot enter or leave the system	Closed	49%
Occurs after weathering. Rocks fall to the cliff base and forms scree	Rockfall	41%
Pebbles and sand are consistently thrown at the base of the cliff	Abrasion	40%
Type of rock formed only under pressure with moderate to fast erosion rates	Sedimentary	40%
Dissolved minerals are carried by the sea	Solution	40%
Layers of rock	Strata	40%
Waves force air to be trapped in cracks within the cliff profile. Constant pressure causes the rock to crack and break apart	Hydraulic Action	36%
Small stones, pebbles and silt bounce along the sea bed	Saltation	36%
Large boulders and pebbles are rolled along the sea bed	Traction	36%
As pieces of rock material are transported by waves, rock particles are worn down	Attrition	34%
Fine materials such as clay and sediment are carried by the sea	Suspension	34%
Where inputs = outputs	Dynamic Equilibrium	32%
Type of rock formed under pressure and heat with slow ersosion rates	Metamorphic	32%
Coast that has been exposed by the sea due to a relative fall in sea level	Emergent	30%
Type of rock formed under pressure with very slow erosion rates	Igneous	30%
The general characteristics of the rocks in a particular area	Lithology	27%
The movement of weathered material down a slope as a result of gravity	Mass Movement	26%
Very slow downhill movement of individual particles	Soil creep	26%
Saturated rock and sediment 'slumps' downwards under rotational movement	Slumping	25%
Gradual breakdown of rock at, or close to the ground surface	Weathering	25%
When erosional processes are selective and erode weaker areas of cliff quicker than others	Differential Erosion	23%
Coast that has been inundated by the sea	Submergent	23%
Natural breaks in strata caused by gaps in time during rock formation	Bedding planes	22%
When cliff profiles are composed of alkaline rocks, weak acids in seawater can dissolve them	Corrosion	22%
Formed when pressure exceeds the rocks internal strength causing it to fracture	Faults	22%
The cross sectional shape of a coastline	Profile	22%
A view showing the layout of a landscape from above	Plan	21%
The shape and form of coastal landscapes and their features	Morphology	19%
Saturated soil and rock flows downhill under gravity	Mudflow	19%
Formed under pressure duting tectonic activity, making rocks buckle and crumble	Folds	18%
The angle at which the rock strata lies	Dips	16%
Downward folds in rock strata	Synclines	16%
When top soil thaws in the summer, saturated soil below flows over the subsoil and rock	Solifluction	15%
Word meaning 'over time'	Temporal	15%
Upward folds in rock strata	Anticlines	14%
Physical features of rocks, usually formed through tectonic activity	Structure	14%
The balance between sediment added to, and removed from the coastal system	Sediment Budget	12%
Cliffs with different layers of rock, possibly formed from different time periods	Composite cliffs	11%
A combination of lithology and structure affecting the rate of process	Differential Denundation	11%
Caused by contraction when sediment dries out	Joints	10%