Rivers & Coasts Case Studies

Question 1

What is so peculiar about Lulworth cove?

Answer 1

It is a perfect horse shoe shape which was formed 10,000 years ago by the power of water

Question 2

What are the three steps of how Lulworth Cove was formed?

Answer 2

1) A river cut through and started to erode the soft rock.
2) The sea eroded through the thinner layers of hard rock from the front.
3) The sea hit the soft layers of rock behind the harder rock which eroded quicker creating a cover.

Question 3

What rock formation is at Durdle Door?

Answer 3

The rock arch of Durdle Door

Question 4

What are the six steps of cracks in the headland forming an Arch and then erode into a stump?

Answer 4

1) Lines of weakness or cracks.
2) Sea cave
3) Arch
4) Arch collapse
5) Stack
6) Stump

Question 5

What makes cracks in the headland into a cave or an arch?

Answer 5

Hydraulic action and abrasion

Question 6

Where is Lulworth Cove?

Answer 6

West Lulworth, Dorset, Southern England