Erosional Landforms - COASTS

Question 1

Order of the Erosional landform of a headland

Answer 1

Headland, Caves, arch, stack and then a stump

Question 2

Formation of Caves

Answer 2

Marine erosion widens faults in base of headland widening over time forming a cave

Question 3

Formation of an arch

Answer 3

Cave Widens due to marine erosion and sub aerial processes, which erode to the other side of the headland creating an arch

Question 4

Formation a stack

Answer 4

Arch continues to widen until it cannot support itself, falling under its own weight through mass movement leavening a stack as one side of the arch detached from the mainland.

Question 5

Formation of a stump

Answer 5

Marine erosion attack the base of the slack eventually the it collapses into a stump.

Question 6

What are the 4 steps of a formation of Wave- cut notch platform?

Answer 6

• Marine erosion attacks the base of the cliff
• Creates a notch of eroded material between high and low tide height
• Notch gets deeper and sub aerial processes weakens the cliff
• Becomes unstable and falls under its own weight through mass movement leaves behind a platform

Question 7

Case study example for cave arch stack stump?

Answer 7

Dorset coast