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Fe BP me hd?’ =e $$44-—— On this spread you'll learn how waves erode the coast, and about some W Durule Door isa tamous coastal of the landforms that are created as a result. ‘archon the Jurassic Coast, which hhas boon eroded by the sea The Jurassic Coast Dorset, in southern England, has some of the UK's ‘most stunning coastal scenery. In 2001, part of the Dorset and east Devon coast was made a World Heritage Site. I's known as the Jurassic Coast, because i's important trom a geological point of view (and ‘Jurassic’ is the name of a geological period). But the Jurassic Coast, Ike other parts of the coast around the UK is under threat from erosion, How is the coast eroded? Erosian is the process of wearing away and breaking down rocks. The most important feature of a coast is the type of rock in the area, Coasts made of hard rock are worn away slowly over hundreds of years, ‘with most of the erosion occurring during storm: ‘when waves are very powertul. Three types of coastal Sees TT exosion are explained in the diagram. Against the cif by ‘Water is forced inte pos Serres What landforms are caused by erosion? || 9s in he eck cea eeenrs is compresses he i air sig. vihon the wave | is called abrasion. Cliffs and wave-cut platforms eee ve Cliffs and wave-cut platforms form where erosion is, air blasts out. It can taking place force the rock anar. Tis is called hydraulic Waves hit the hottomot the elt ereding 2 wave-cut Goes ‘notch, The cif above the notch is undercut and the ‘overhanging rock eventually falls - leaving a steep clit face, Loose sediment knocked off the cif by hydraulic action and abrasion fs swirled around by the waves. constantly colides with other seciment, and gradually gets worn down into smaller and rounder sediment, As the iff erodes, ‘This is called attrition. sem itleaves behind : : flat rocks and 5 ; = rock pools. This is S The main types of coastal erosion Thare is ancihor process of ferasion called! solution, This happens when seawater dssoives material from the rock. happens along limastona ang chk coasts, when calcium carbonate is atssolred Headlands and bays Where coasts are formed from alternating bands of hard and soft rocks, destructive waves will erode the softer tock to form bays and coves. The more-resistant harder rock then sticks out into the sea as headlands You can see these on the OS map extract. Look for PeverilPoint at 041786 and Tha Foreland at 055824. 06 your planet (ove of the reasons why a ra N 1ejmassic Coast sa World Heritage site ° tk because i's fll m falling into the sea! Caves, arches and stacks Many rocks contain joints ang faults. These are areas of weakness, that are eroded to form caves. arches and - in the end ~ stacks, as the diagram shows. A 1:50 000 08 map extract of Swanage Bay, Dorset ‘Y How caves, arches and stacks form 1 Ajaint or fait in 4 The archis eroded and the root resitant rock beoames too heavy and colapses. 5 This eaves | attall sack. {6 The stack is eroded Abalone yard = | SEASON) [> eerste raconpeg sues Iraoalapoe eng | tofom acave, through the headland to make an arch. stump. Snares 1 Dethe tase terms tom the tert erosion, we-cut neh, wute-cut 4 Findte folowing on he OS map, and gves-igce oid reces plat, forttem 2 Deserve two waysin which cfs aw code, using adage 0 Tily Wim Caves, Anal Post, Bala Ci, The Paces. eh. 5 Look crefuly at the 0S map. Wrat iden can you see thal 3 Find ol Hary and Olay’ We on the OS map xtra at are ands of rardr and sate rocks ont bit of coasting? (056825, Deserve andoxpla ow they became stacks,

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