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WorksheetsPhysical Landscapes of the UK Part 1
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 10mins
What is a shingle beach?
A beach which is armoured with pebbles or small- to medium-sized cobbles (stones).
A beach composed of fine sand.
What factors affect the size of waves?
Strength of wind
How long the wind has been blowing for
The fetch. (The distance of ocean over which the wind blows)
The amount of rainfall
What do constructive waves do to the amount of sediment on the beach?
The build the beach up (construct it)
The remove beach sediment (destruct it)
Which type of wave has a high wave frequency?
Constructive
Destructive
Which type of wave creates a narrow steep beach??
Constructive
Destructive
The movement of material downslope due to gravity is known as
weathering
erosion
mass movement
the coast
The break down of rocks in situ is known as
weathering
erosion
mass movement
the coast
What type of weathing is shown in this diagram?
Wetting and drying
Freeze thaw
Solution
Which statement defines abrasion?
This is the sheer power of the waves as they smash against the cliff. Air becomes trapped in the cracks in the rock and causes the rock to break apart.
This is when pebbles grind along a rock platform, much like sandpaper. Over time the rock becomes smooth.
This is when rocks that the sea is carrying knock against each other. They break apart to become smaller and more rounded.
This is when sea water dissolves certain types of rocks. In the UK, chalk and limestone cliffs are prone to this type of erosion.
The diagram shows a type of mass movement called a rotational slip or a slump. Which photograph shows a rotational slip?
Natural events that change the landscape are known as
weathering
erosion
mass movement
physical processes
Which statement defines hydraulic action?
This is the sheer power of the waves as they smash against the cliff. Air becomes trapped in the cracks in the rock and causes the rock to break apart.
This is when pebbles grind along a rock platform, much like sandpaper. Over time the rock becomes smooth.
This is when rocks that the sea is carrying knock against each other. They break apart to become smaller and more rounded.
This is when sea water dissolves certain types of rocks. In the UK, chalk and limestone cliffs are prone to this type of erosion.
What type of feature is B?
Cliff
Wave cut platform
Notch
Which processes are sometimes known as sub-aerial processes?
Weathing
Mass-movement
Erosion
Which of these are types of erosion?
Abrasion
Attrition
Saltation
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.
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.
Old Harry itself is labeled on the picture. What is Old Harry an example of?
Cave
Arch
Stack
Stump
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
