Case Study → Geological structure - Isle of Purbeck (Edexcel A-Level Geography): Quizzes
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Where is the Isle of Purbeck located?
Where is the Isle of Purbeck located?
East Dorset
What is the Isle of Purbeck's relationship to the Jurassic Coast?
What is the Isle of Purbeck's relationship to the Jurassic Coast?
Eastern gateway
What type of coast is the Isle of Purbeck known as?
What type of coast is the Isle of Purbeck known as?
Concordant coast
What resistant rock was eroded at the entrance to Lulworth Cove?
What resistant rock was eroded at the entrance to Lulworth Cove?
Purbeck limestone
What led to the formation of the cove at Lulworth?
What led to the formation of the cove at Lulworth?
Rapid erosion of clays behind limestone
What less resistant rock is behind the limestone at Lulworth Cove?
What less resistant rock is behind the limestone at Lulworth Cove?
Clays
What geological feature is found at Swanage Bay?
What geological feature is found at Swanage Bay?
Bands of hard and soft rock
Which soft rock types are found at Swanage Bay?
Which soft rock types are found at Swanage Bay?
Clay and sands
Which hard rock types are found at Swanage Bay?
Which hard rock types are found at Swanage Bay?
Chalk and limestone
How did the clays behind the limestone at Lulworth Cove erode?
How did the clays behind the limestone at Lulworth Cove erode?
Rapidly