physical fieldwork

Question 1

what we did?

Answer 1

• environmental quality assessments of different areas
• measured beach profiles to assess the height of beaches
• assessed coastal landforms at Lulworth cove and Durdle Door - (eg - cove/bay, embryo bay, arch, stack, stump)
• Measured the size of the sediment on the beach to ascertain if there was a difference between the proximity to the sea and the size of sediment (the bigger the sediment the closer the sea it was).

Question 2

what we found out?

Answer 2

• beaches with coastal defences (sea walls, groynes ect) were bigger as they were trapping the sediment.
• The beaches were also steeper as there was more sediment trapped.
• Bigger sediment nearer to the water’s edge and smaller further up the beach- this is because smaller sediment can be pushed up the beach as it is lighter.

Question 3

limitations- what issues did you find?

Answer 3

• Raining meant it was harder to read the equipment therefore the results were not as accurate as they should be.

Question 4

limitations- if done again what would you do differently?

Answer 4

• Go over a week period several times in a year to be able to get the most accurate results possible.

Question 5

physical fieldwork hypothesis

Answer 5

• There will be a difference in the volume of sediment where coastal defences are present