Resistance to erosion

Question 1

2 types of rocks that erode slowly?

Answer 1

Igneous and metamorphic rocks

Question 2

Rock that erodes more quickly?

1

Answer 2

Sedimentary rock

Question 3

Glacial periods left a covering of what?

Answer 3

Till

Question 4

d) Till?

Answer 4

A loose mixture of sediment of different sizes that is the result of erosion by ice.

Question 5

Another name for till?

Answer 5

Boulder Clay

Question 6

d) Sedimentary rocks

Answer 6

Formed by the erosion of existing rock and the fragments produced being cemented together to form new rock

Question 7

d) Metamorphic rocks

Answer 7

Formed by a change of structure of existing rocks by exposure to extremes of heat and and pressure

Question 8

d) Igneous rocks

Answer 8

Formed by molten rock turning solid either on the earths surface or beneath it

Question 9

d) Wave-cut notch

Answer 9

A slot cut by wave action at the bottom of a cliff

Question 10

d) Cave

Answer 10

A wave cut inlet of a clff

Question 11

d) Arch

Answer 11

An offshore pillar of rock linked to the mainland at the top

Question 12

d) Stack

Answer 12

An isolated offshore pillar of rock

Question 13

d) Wave-cut platform

Answer 13

A flat area of land at sea level left as a cliff retreats