Investigating

Coasts

A Website designed for Geography education in Primary Schools.

Once you have completed the activities click here for the answers!!

• Activity 1
• Activity 2
• Activity 3
• Activity 4

See how much you have learnt about coasts, by completing the four activities below. Have fun!!

Activity 1

Can you name the coastal features shown in this picture?

image adapted from earthworks, book 1

Activity 2

Which description goes with which word?

The processes page will help you with this one!!

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Activity 3

Read the text below and see if you can fill in the missing answers.

The movement of beaches along the coastline is called . The waves move towards the beach at an angle, which is caused by the . The waves moving up the beach drop transported sediment on the beach, this is known as the . The waves then move back down the beach, called the backwash, taking the beach with it. Longshore drift occurs in a pattern, meaning that the beach gradually moves along the .

Use these words to help you fill in the missing answers.

• swash
• wind
• coastline
• longshore drift
• sediment
• zig-zag

The processes page will help you with this one!

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Activity 4

Can you unscramble the letters to find a coastal word!!