Saltburn to Flamborough Head

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  • Created on: 20-05-19 14:45
how long is the stretch of coastline?
60km
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how many meters above sea level are the North York Moors?
400
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what rock type does not fit into the typical geology found in the region?
marble
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what type of rock is the Flamborough Headland?
chalk
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some features are made of weak shale and clay. how many meters are they eroded back a year?
0.8
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more resistant sandstone and limestone have the average erosion rate of?
0.1 m a year
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what area is north facing, and so receives the highest amount of wave energy?
Saltburn
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where did wave height monitoring buoys take place?
Whitby Bay, 2011. found that many waves exceed 4 m
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which direction does longshore drift occur in?
north to south
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what sediment cell is the coastline part of
sediment cell 1 - St Abbs to Flamborough Head
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what is not a sediment source?
the next sediment cell along
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there has been a net increase in beach sediment at Saltburn of 9245 m3, but between which years?
2008-2011
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how many geos are there along this coastline?
50
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how many meters above sea level are the North York Moors?

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400

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what rock type does not fit into the typical geology found in the region?

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what type of rock is the Flamborough Headland?

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some features are made of weak shale and clay. how many meters are they eroded back a year?

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