Tectonic and Coastal Hazards overview quiz - WJEC GCSE Geography quiz

Ocean tides

Convection currents in the mantle

The rotation of the Moon

Wind across the oceans

Plates move apart and new crust forms

One plate is subducted beneath another

Plates slide past each other with no crust made

Two continental plates crush together into mountains

Conservative (transform)

Constructive (divergent)

Destructive (convergent)

A hotspot

The point underground where the rocks slip

The point on the surface directly above the focus

The largest aftershock

The centre of the Earth

There are no hazards there

Fertile volcanic soil, geothermal energy and tourism, and some cannot afford to move

The government forces them to

Earthquakes make farming easier

The earthquakes are always stronger there

There are fewer people living there

Weaker buildings, failing infrastructure and less money for warnings and rescue

Richer countries have more fault lines

Power, profit, population

Plate, pressure, plume

Pollution, poverty, planning

Prediction, protection, preparation

Weak rock such as soft clay or sand

Hard, resistant rock

A short fetch

A sheltered position away from waves

A long-term rise in global sea level

A temporary rise in sea level during a storm

A type of ocean current

The retreat of a cliff over many years

Sea levels are falling

There are fewer storms

Sea-level rise, more intense storms and more people living on the coast

Coasts are all being abandoned

Beach nourishment

Dune regeneration

Managed retreat

A sea wall

They are completely free

They trap sediment and starve beaches further along the coast

They make waves more powerful

They cause earthquakes

It uses the most concrete

It defends every part of the coast at any cost

It works with nature, creating salt marsh that absorbs waves, and avoids constant defence costs

It increases the risk of flooding

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