WEALD Edexcel A level coasts EQ1

What is the "Littoral Zone"?

• The edge of the land

• The wider coastal zone including adjacent land and shallow parts of the sea just offshore

• Where the land meets the sea

True or false: The backshore is only affected by waves during exceptionally high tides and major storms.

• True

• False

A concordant coast is one which...

• rock strata run parallel to the coastline

• Rock strata intersect the coast at an angle so geology varies along the coastline

A discordant coast is one which...

• rock strata run parallel to the coastline

• Rock strata intersect the coast at an angle so geology varies along the coastline

Where in the UK can we find a good example of a resistant rock coastline?

• Cornwall

• The Wash

Where in the UK can we find a good example of a coastal plain landscape?

• Cornwall

• The Wash

A low energy coastline is one where...

• Erosion rates are higher than deposition rates

• Erosion rates are lower than rates of deposition

High energy coastlines feature which type of coastal landforms?

• Erosional landforms such as cliffs, headlands, shoreline platforms

• It varies

• Depositional landforms such as beaches, bars, spits

Which of the following rock types are examples of igneous rocks? Select 2

• Chalk

• Slate

• Gneiss

• Basalt

• Granite

Which of the following rock types is an example of sedimentary rocks?

• Chalk

• Slate

• Gneiss

• Basalt

• Granite