ChestertonCC - Geo - Changing Coasts - headlands and bays (7-5)

Which type of rock erodes quickly?

• hard rock

• soft rock

Which type of rock erodes slowly?

• hard rock

• soft rock

Which of these is a hard rock?

• granite

• clay

Which of these is a soft rock?

• granite

• clay

Areas of land made of soft rock erode quickly. This means that...

• ... they curve in.

• ... they stick out.

Areas of land made of hard rock erode slowly. This means that...

• ... they curve in.

• ... they stick out.

Land that curves in is called a _.

• bay

• headland

Land that sticks out is called a _.

• bay

• headland

_ happens when waves break rock.

• Erosion

• Deposition

• Transportation

• Weathering

_ happens when rock is broken by waves.