The Dorset coastline is made from bands of hard rock (limestone/chalk) and soft rock (e.g. clay).
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Describe how Durdle Door was formed.
Erosion by waves opened up a crack in the limestone headland which became a cave and the developed into an arch. Over time, arch will collapse and become a stack.
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Describe how Lulworth Cove was formed.
Lulworth Cove is a cove formed after a gap was eroded in a band of limestone. Behind the limestone is a band of clay, which has been eroded away to form the cove.
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Describe how Chesil Beach was formed.
Chesil beach is a tombolo formed by longshore drift. It joins the Isle of Portland to the mainland. Behind Chesil beach is a small lagoon called the Fleet Lagoon.
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Describe how Swanage Bay and Studland Bay was formed.
These are areas of softer rock made from sandstone and clay. In between is a headland, called the foreland, made from harder chalk.
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Card 2
Front
Describe how Durdle Door was formed.
Back
Erosion by waves opened up a crack in the limestone headland which became a cave and the developed into an arch. Over time, arch will collapse and become a stack.
Card 3
Front
Describe how Lulworth Cove was formed.
Back
Card 4
Front
Describe how Chesil Beach was formed.
Back
Card 5
Front
Describe how Swanage Bay and Studland Bay was formed.
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