Longshore Drift Process

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Coastal waves and longshore drift diagram

Multiple Choice Questions

Choose the best answer for each question by circling the letter.

1. What is longshore drift?

a) Water moving up and down the beach

b) Sand and stones moving along the beach in a zigzag pattern

c) Waves breaking on rocks

d) Water flowing under the ground

2. Why does longshore drift happen?

a) The tide goes in and out

b) Wind blows away from the beach

c) Waves hit the beach at a sideways angle

d) The ground shakes underwater

3. What is swash?

a) Water flowing back down the beach

b) Water rushing up the beach

c) Waves hitting rocks

d) The noise waves make

4. What is backwash?

a) Water rushing up the beach

b) Water moving sideways along the beach

c) Water flowing back down the beach

d) Water splashing high in the air

5. What beach feature is made by longshore drift?

a) Caves in rocks

b) Long strips of sand called spits

c) Tall rock pillars

d) Holes that spray water

6. Which way does backwash move?

a) At a sideways angle

b) Along the beach

c) Straight down the beach

d) In circles

7. What does longshore drift move along the beach?

a) Only big rocks

b) Sand, pebbles, and small stones

c) Only seaweed and plants

d) Only very tiny bits of mud

8. How do people sometimes stop longshore drift?

a) By building walls and wooden barriers

b) By swimming in the sea

c) By picking up shells

d) By catching fish

9. What happens to sand when longshore drift is stopped?

a) It goes away completely

b) It piles up on one side and gets washed away on the other

c) It moves faster the other way

d) It falls to the bottom of the sea

Diagram Activity

Draw and label a picture showing how longshore drift works. Follow these steps:

1. Draw a beach with the sea next to it

2. Draw waves coming towards the beach at a sideways angle (not straight on)

3. Show the swash (water going up the beach) with an arrow

4. Show the backwash (water going down the beach) with an arrow

5. Draw the zigzag path that shows how sand and pebbles move along the beach

6. Label each part: waves, swash, backwash, and sediment movement

Longshore Drift Process

Longshore Drift Process

Multiple Choice Questions

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