WorksheetsJurassic Coast Case study
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 8mins
In which counties is the Jurassic coast located?
Dorset and East Devon
Suffolk and Norfolk
Pembrokeshire
Kent and Sussex
The geology of the Jurassic coast dates includes which time periods?
Jurassic
Triassic
Cretaceous
Which of the following is correct? (Select 2)
Swanage Bay has formed on a discordant coastline (rocks lie perpendicular to the sea)
Swanage Bay has formed on a concordant coastline (rocks lie parallel to the sea)
Name the coastal landform
beach
Old Harry – Stack
spit
bar
Which landforms are made of Purbeck limestone from 145 mya?
Durdle Door (Sea Arch)
Chesil Beach
Durlston headland (Swange)
Ballard Point Head land Swanage
Which facts about Studland Bay Sand dunes are true?
acidic sand
Formed by suspension transportation
colonised by heather
Larges Dune heath on south coast
True or False: 25 million years ago Eurasian plate and African plate collided creating a ripple effect causing the rock strata (layers) in Dorset to flip and fold
True
False
Swanage Bay in Dorset on the south coast of England is part of which World Heritage Site?
(a)
Identify the coastal process shown in the photograph.
(a)
Beaches form in bays due to...
... traction and saltation.
...an increase in wind speed.
...waves losing power due to friction.
...human interference.
What is the correct order of formation of landforms on a headland?
fault, cave, arch, stack, stump
cave, fault, arch, stack, stump
fault, arch, cave, stack, stump
fault, cave, arch, stump, stack
Headlands and bays form along...
...discordant coasts
...concordant coasts
...distributed coasts
...dispersed coasts
What is the name of the section of unsupported cliff directly above a wave-cut notch?
Overhang
Undercutting
Roof
Arch
What is the name given to a cliff face moving back and inland over time?
Cliff recession
Cliff retreat
Cliff regression
Cliff rebound
A wave-cut notch forms at the base of a cliff between...
...spring and autumn high tides
...the 5 and 10 meter mark
...high and low storm surge
...high and low tide mark
