MARINE AND COASTAL EDUCATION PACK - KS2
Worksheet A
Activity 5: Coastal Processes: Coastal Formations along the
Jurassic Coast
TASK:
Work in groups of 3-4
Photocopy sheets i - iii) enough for one per group and photocopy the recording
sheet enough for one per pupil.
Cut along all the boxes with ---- lines.
Use the recording sheet to match up the name of the coastal feature (worksheet i)
a brief explanation of how the feature is made (worksheet ii) and the image of the
feature (worksheet iii).
Use the BBC website www.bbc.co.uk/schools/riversandcoasts to aid with research.
Activity 5: Coastal Processes (Worksheet A)
Marine & Coastal Education Pack 2008
Worksheet i) Coastal Formations along the Jurassic Coast: Coastal
Features
CAVE
BAY
STACK
HEADLAND
CLIFF & WAVE-CUT
PLATFORM
CLIFF COLLAPSE
Activity 5: Coastal Processes (Worksheet A)
Marine & Coastal Education Pack 2008
ARCH
Worksheet ii) Coastal Formations along the Jurassic Coast: Coastal
feature description
Waves erode notches
into the base of cliffs
that eventually cause
the rock above to
crumble and fall
Softer rock is worn
away easily and
quickly by the waves
to form a wide
sheltered hollow in the
land which can
sometimes contain a
beach
Hard rock erodes
more slowly than soft
rock and juts out into
the sea like the head
of an arrow.
As cliffs continue to
collapse they move
inland leaving behind
a flat bench of rock
Sometimes a cave will
get eroded all the way
through a headland
from one side to
another.
The sea attacks
cracks in the cliff. As
they grow larger the
cracks form into a
large and deep hollow
space in the rock
Eventually an arch will
collapse leaving behind
tall pillars of rock which
have waves on all sides
Activity 5: Coastal Processes (Worksheet A)
Marine & Coastal Education Pack 2008
Worksheet iii) Coastal Formations
along the Jurassic Coast: Images of
coastal feature
Old Harry Rocks
BlackenHole, Purbeck
Man ’o’ War Cove
Burton Bradstock
Foreland Point , Old Harry Rocks
Seven Rock Point, West of Lyme
Durdle Door
Activity 5: Coastal Processes (Worksheet A)
Marine & Coastal Education Pack 2008
Features of erosion along the Jurassic Coast, Dorset
Pupils recording sheet
Name of
feature
Draw a sketch of the
correct photograph
Explanation :
Copy the correct information
from the cards
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Bay
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Cliff
collapse
Cliff and
wave-cut
platform
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Headland
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Cave
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Arch
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Stack
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Activity 5: Coastal Processes (Worksheet A)
Marine & Coastal Education Pack 2008