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Jurassic Coast Case study

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

In which counties is the Jurassic coast located?

a)

Dorset and East Devon

b)

Suffolk and Norfolk

c)

Pembrokeshire

d)

Kent and Sussex

2.

The geology of the Jurassic coast dates includes which time periods?

a)

Jurassic

b)

Triassic

c)

Cretaceous

3.

Which of the following is correct? (Select 2)

a)

Swanage Bay has formed on a discordant coastline (rocks lie perpendicular to the sea)

b)

Swanage Bay has formed on a concordant coastline (rocks lie parallel to the sea)

4.

Name the coastal landform

a)

beach

b)

Old Harry – Stack

c)

spit

d)

bar

5.

Which landforms are made of Purbeck limestone from 145 mya?

a)

Durdle Door (Sea Arch)

b)

Chesil Beach

c)

Durlston headland (Swange)

d)

Ballard Point Head land Swanage

6.

Which facts about Studland Bay Sand dunes are true?

a)

acidic sand

b)

Formed by suspension transportation

c)

colonised by heather

d)

Larges Dune heath on south coast

7.

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

a)

True

b)

False

8.

Swanage Bay in Dorset on the south coast of England is part of which World Heritage Site?

(a)  

9.

Identify the coastal process shown in the photograph.

(a)  

10.

Beaches form in bays due to...

a)

... traction and saltation.

b)

...an increase in wind speed.

c)

...waves losing power due to friction.

d)

...human interference.

11.

What is the correct order of formation of landforms on a headland?

a)

fault, cave, arch, stack, stump

b)

cave, fault, arch, stack, stump

c)

fault, arch, cave, stack, stump

d)

fault, cave, arch, stump, stack

12.

Headlands and bays form along...

a)

...discordant coasts

b)

...concordant coasts

c)

...distributed coasts

d)

...dispersed coasts

13.

What is the name of the section of unsupported cliff directly above a wave-cut notch?

a)

Overhang

b)

Undercutting

c)

Roof

d)

Arch

14.

What is the name given to a cliff face moving back and inland over time?

a)

Cliff recession

b)

Cliff retreat

c)

Cliff regression

d)

Cliff rebound

15.

A wave-cut notch forms at the base of a cliff between...

a)

...spring and autumn high tides

b)

...the 5 and 10 meter mark

c)

...high and low storm surge

d)

...high and low tide mark