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WorksheetsCoastal Landforms of Erosion
Total questions: 16
Worksheet time: 8mins
Which processes are sometimes known as sub-aerial processes?
Weathing
Mass-movement
Erosion
Freeze-thaw is an example of what type of process?
Weathing
Mass-movement
Erosion
Which group of processes is the movement of material downslope due to gravity?
Weathing
Mass-movement
Erosion
Which of these are types of erosion?
Abrasion
Attrition
Saltation
Hydraulic action
Corrosion or solution
The power of the water eroding the cliffs is knows as
Abrasion
Attrition
Hydraulic action
Corrosion or solution
When sediment in the sea scrapes away at the shore this is known as:
Abrasion
Attrition
Hydraulic action
Corrosion or solution
Vertical weaknesses in rocks are knows as what?
Bedding planes
Joints
What will affect the rate of erosion of a coastline?
The hardness of the rock (for example granite compared to clay).
Lots of weaknesses in the rock.
The strength of the waves.
How many fish there are nearby.
The stretch of coastline shown in the map is our example of a coastline you will need to know about for your GCSE. It is known as
the Cretaceous Coast
the Jurassic Coast
the Triassic Coast
the Mesozoic Coast
The coastline around the town of Swanage between Durlston Head and Studland bay is: (tick all that apply)
In the north of England
part if the Jurassic Coast
a discordant coastline
is made of alternating bands of hard and soft rock
is in the country of Dorset
Tick all the correct statements
Chalk is more resistant to erosion than clay
Differential erosion is the way that rocks erode at different rates.
A headland forms were there are soft rocks facing the sea.
A bay forms were soft rocks have eroded more quickly than the resistant rocks on either side.
A headland is an area of sea with land on 3 sides.
What is the name of this group of rocks located near Swanage?
Old Harry Rocks
Old Henry Rocks
Old Bill Rocks
Old Ted Rocks
Old Harry itself is labeled on the picture. What is Old Harry an example of?
Cave
Arch
Stack
Stump
There used to be another stack alongside Old Harry known as Old Harry's Wife, however this collapsed in 19896. The feature left behind is known as a (a) .
Study the picture. Going further back in time Old Harry would have been connected to the other rocks by an (a) .
Which sequences correctly describes the way a headland erodes?
Arch, cave, weakness, stump, stack
Stump, stacks, arch, cave, weakness
Weakness, cave, arch, stack stump.
Stump, arch, stack, cave, weakness
Weakness, arch, cave, stump, stack
