Coastal (erosion): Holderness Coast

Question 1

Where is it located?

Answer 1

The sea

Question 2

What is the rate of erosion?

Answer 2

approx. 2 metres per year

Question 3

What features can be found on the Holderness coast?

Answer 3

Caves, arches and stacks

Question 4

How much material is eroded every year?

Answer 4

Approx. 2 million tonnes of material

Question 5

What type of rock is particularly vulnerable to erosion

Answer 5

Chalk

Question 6

Describe the formation of a stump.

Answer 6

• a crack is eroded further by hydraulic action
• a cave is formed and eroded through to form an arch.
• the top of the head is weathered and the arch further eroded by hydraulic action.
• a stack forms and is weathered until a stump is formed or hydraulic action causes the stack to collapse to form a stump.