Landforms and landscapes of coastal erosion

Question 1

Name some factors that affect the rate of erosion.

Answer 1

human activities, land forms, amount of weathering, geology of coastline, wave strength

Question 2

What is a discordant coastline?

Answer 2

A coast where the bands of rock run at right angles to the coast. This leads to the formation of headlands and bays.

Question 3

What is a concordant coastline?

Answer 3

A coast where bands of rock run parallel to the coast.

Question 4

Name the process to form a wave cut platform.

Answer 4

. weathering weakens the top of the cliff
. the sea attacks the bottom of the cliff forming a wave cut notch
. the notch increases in size causing the cliff to collapse
. the backwash carries the rubble towards the sea forming a wave cut platform
. this process repeats causing the cliff to retreat

Question 5

What is a blowhole?

Answer 5

when the roof of a cave collapses due to erosion from waves splashing upwards from the back of the cave then water sprays through the top of it from the waves.

Question 6

What is strata?

Answer 6

Layers of rock

Question 7

What are joints?

Answer 7

vertical fractures caused either by earth movement or contraction as sediment dries out.

Question 8

What is the relief?

Answer 8

the slope/ steepness