Geog 16 Marker

Question 1

What doe lithology mean ?

Answer 1

Describes the physical and chemical composition of the rock

Question 2

What type of lithology has clay ?

Answer 2

Weak lithology ( little resistance to erosion )

Question 3

What type of rock is robin hoods bay made from ?

Answer 3

Dark grey shale
Mudstone
Sandstone

Question 4

What are the height of the cliffs at Filey bay ?

Answer 4

20m high

Question 5

What type of rock is Filey bay made out of ?

Answer 5

Sandstone and limestone

Question 6

What rock is North Yorkshire made up of (n-s)?

Answer 6

Lias , lower oolite , middle and upper oolite , chalk

Question 7

What is lias made up if ?

Answer 7

Clay
Mudstone
Limestone

Question 8

What lagoon is formed east of Abu quir bay ?

Answer 8

Barullos lagoon

Question 9

What is the summer prevailing wind of the Nile delta ?

Answer 9

From NW (60% of the time )

Question 10

Where is the blowholes in the uk ?

Answer 10

Selwicks bay

Question 11

How does a blowhole form ?

Answer 11

Sea gases grow landwards into vertical hafts which can cause abrupt blasts of water through the top due to hydraulic compression

Question 12

How are low tides formed ?

Answer 12

When tidal forces causes the earth and its water to bulge out on the side closest to the moon and the side farther st from the moon
The other sides are the low tides

Question 13

What is a cusp ?

Answer 13

Small semi circular depression at the back of a beach
Caused by rip currents
Temporary

Question 14

How do warm currents affect weathering ?

Answer 14

Warm currents - heat energy - increase air temp - quicker biological weathering - plant grow quicker