A Level Coasts

What features would you expect to find at a discordant coast?

• rock in layers parallel to the sea

• haffs

• headlands and bay

• all of the above

Name one type of rock?

In the space below draw a coastline with a steep seaward dip

What types of dunes form before grey dunes?

• dune slack

• mature dunes

• yellow dunes

• green dunes

What is the name for vertical cracks in the rocks

• joints

• faults

• bedding planes

• strata

What are beach cusps?

• depressions in the sand

• ridges in the backshore

• depositions of offshore sediment

• crescent shaped formations on the beach

What type of erosion results in the rocks carried by the sea becoming smaller and more well rounded?

• corrosion

• attrition

• abrasion

• hydraulic action

What is the first stage of sand dune succession?

• colonisation

• migration

• climax

• establishment

If a cliff has a higher number of bedding planes what impact is that likely to have on the rate of erosion?

• slow it down

• no difference

• speed it up

What is the area between high and low tide called?

• offshore

• foreshore

• nearshore

• backshore