coasts L3 Geology and Lithology

Question 1

Horizontal Dip

Answer 1

Vertical or near vertical profile

notches reflecting strata that are more easily eroded

Question 2

Seaward Dip High Angle

Answer 2

sloping, low-angle profile

one rock layer facing the sea

vulnerable to rock slides

Question 3

Seaward Dip Low Angle

Answer 3

Profile may exceed 90* producing areas of overhanging rock; very vulnerable to rock falls

Question 4

Landward Dip

Answer 4

Steep profiles of 70-80* producing a very stable cliff with reduced rock falls

Question 5

Order the cliff types from fastest to slowest eroding

(seaward dip high angle, landward dip, seaward dip low angle, horizontal dip)

Answer 5

FASTEST

Horizontal Dip

Seaward Dip High Angle

Seaward Dip Low Angle

Landward Dip

Question 6

Lithology

Answer 6

The specific type and qualities of rocks.
Physical composition, colour and texture.
Includes permeability and resistance to erosion of a zoomed in specific space.

Question 7

Geology

Answer 7

Generic average structure of the Earth in large bands. How the most common rocks are laid out