Chesil

Question 1

land forms at Chesil?

Answer 1

• swanage (headland and bay)
• old harry (caves, stack, stump)
• bar at chesil beach
• durdle door= arch

Question 2

Old Harry rocks

Answer 2

• headland made out of chalk. Goes out into the sea so vulnerable to high energy waves. Formed Old Harry over time

Question 3

Chesil beach

Answer 3

• example of a bar. Sediment has been deposited over time to form a spit. The spit has continued to join the Isle of Portland. Behind the spit there is a Fleet, a lagoon

Question 4

Swanage bay

Answer 4

• the area around Swanage is made up of bands of hard and soft rock. Soft=clay and sands Hard=chalk and limestone. Clay erodes quicker than hard rock forming headlands and bays