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WorksheetsUk coasts
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 7mins
What can you see in this picture
headland
bay
attrition
solution
Waves are formed by
The wind blowing over the surface of the coast
The wind blowing over the surface of the sea
The moon's gravitational pull
Backwash is the movement of water
Up the beach
back down the beach
across the sea
waves
The swash direction is determined by...
Gravity.
The wind direction.
Moon
A wave which has a strong swash and a weak backwash is a
Constructive wave.
Destructive wave.
Waves that are steep and close together are...
Constructive waves
Destructive wave.
A wave which has a weak swash and a strong backwash is a
Constructive wave.
Destructive wave.
Coastal erosion- Solution is
Cliffs dissolve in seawater
Eroded materials in the sea hit into each other, breaking down into smaller pieces
Waves compress pockets of air in cracks in a cliff, causing the crack to widen breaking off rock
Eroded materials is hurled or scrapes against the cliff, breaking off rock
Coastal erosion- Attrition
Cliffs dissolve in seawater
Eroded materials in the sea hit into each other, breaking down into smaller pieces
Waves compress pockets of air in cracks in a cliff, causing the crack to widen breaking off rock
Eroded materials is hurled or scrapes against the cliff, breaking off rock
Coastal erosion- Hydraulic action
Cliffs dissolve in seawater
Eroded materials in the sea hit into each other, breaking down into smaller pieces
Waves compress pockets of air in cracks in a cliff, causing the crack to widen breaking off rock
Eroded materials is hurled or scrapes against the cliff, breaking off rock
Coastal erosion- Abrasion
Cliffs dissolve in seawater
Eroded materials in the sea hit into each other, breaking down into smaller pieces
Waves compress pockets of air in cracks in a cliff, causing the crack to widen breaking off rock
Eroded materials is hurled or scrapes against the cliff, breaking off rock
A crack is widened by erosion to form a
bay
cave
arch
stump
headland
A stack is formed when
a cave breaks through
an arch collapses
a constructive wave hits the cliff
when soft rock mixes with hard rock
What is the correct order of the features leading to the formation of a stack?
arch, cave, crack, stack
cave, crack, arch, stack
crack, cave, arch, stack
stack, arch, crack, cave
What is this a picture of?
Old Harry Rocks
Durdle Door
The Great Dorset Stack
Swanage Bay
