Coasts (Fact Attack)

Question 1

By how much does water expand by when it freezes?

Answer 1

10%

Question 2

Example of a headland?

Answer 2

Studland (chalk)

Question 3

Example of a bay?

Answer 3

Swanage bay

Question 4

Example of a cave/arch/stack ect?

Answer 4

Old harrys rock

Question 5

Example of a spit?

Answer 5

Spurn point

Question 6

Example of a bar?

Answer 6

Slapton sands

Question 7

Example of a wave cut platform?

Answer 7

Southern down, Wales

Question 8

By how much does the holderness coast retreat by each year?

Answer 8

2 meters

Question 9

How many villages have been lost from the holderness coast since roman times?

Answer 9

23

Question 10

What are the coastal defences at mappletin on holderness coasts?

Answer 10

Groynes and rip rap

Question 11

Name an example of a discordant coastline?

Answer 11

The jurassic coast

Question 12

In which direction is the prevailing wind in the uk?

Answer 12

South-westerly

Question 13

Along the English channel how much has the sea level risen by in the past 100 years?

Answer 13

12cm

Question 14

The north Sea storm surge happened in which year?

Answer 14

1953

Question 15

How many tourists visit Dawlish Warren spit each year?

Answer 15

480,000

Question 16

What percentage of jobs at Dawlish were in tourism in 2016?

Answer 16

13%

Question 17

In what year were the first wooden groynes installed on the beach at Dawlish?

Answer 17

1959

Question 18

How high are sea walls built?

Answer 18

3-5 meters

Question 19

How much does wooden groyne cost per meter?

Answer 19

£2000

Question 20

How much does beach nourishment cost per meter?

Answer 20

£2000

Question 21

Name a location that has beach nourishment?

Answer 21

Slapton sands