Coasts

Question 1

What is a Headland?

Answer 1

The protruding edge of a cliff made of resistant rock

Question 2

How are Headlands made?

Answer 2

As the waves hit the cliff (hydraulic action) they wear away the rock. The resistant rock takes longer times to wear away, creating protruding headlands.

Question 3

What is a Bay?

Answer 3

It’s is an inlet of soft clay or rock on a cliff

Question 4

How are bays formed?

Answer 4

The waves wear away the cliff and the softer clay and rock erode faster causing bays to be formed

Question 5

What is a Constructive wave?

Answer 5

This is a wave with a stronger swash than back wash that form depositional features

Question 6

What is a destructive wave?

Answer 6

A wave with a stronger backwash than wash, that forms erosional features.

Question 7

Swash?

Answer 7

Wave that comes onto the shore

Question 8

Backwash?

Answer 8

Wave that goes into the sea

Question 9

How are Cliffs formed?

Answer 9

The high tide hits the rock, with the most pressure at the bottom causing a notch to form. As the notch grows bigger, the rock above it collapses and is washed away by the sea