Alternating hard and soft rock beds (Coves) Flashcards
1
Q
Where is an example of a cove?
A
Lulworth cove Dorset
2
Q
What are the inputs?
A
Wave energy
3
Q
What are the outputs?
A
Bay (cove) and headland
4
Q
What are the stores?
A
Headland
5
Q
What are the flows?
A
Wave quarrying
6
Q
What is a on other name for the coast?
A
Concordant coastline
7
Q
What happens to the hard rock?
A
Eroded at weak areas (crack)
8
Q
What happens at the soft rock?
A
When the hard rock is eroded through erosion speeds up (wave quarrying)
9
Q
What happens next
A
Bay increases in size
