Starter quiz
- What is erosion?
- The process of building new land along the coast
- The process of Earth’s surface being worn and transported away ✓
- The growth of new plants on the coast
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- The ______ is the boundary between the land and the sea or ocean.
- coastline ✓
- motorway
- surf
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- Match the key terms, they all mean something different and all have an effect at the UK's coastline.
- Climate⇔The long-term average of weather patterns in a specific region ✓
- Weather⇔The day-to-day atmospheric conditions, e.g. it's raining today ✓
- Climate change⇔A long-term shift in global or regional climate patterns ✓
- Global warming⇔The gradual increase in Earth’s average temperature ✓
- What is weathering?
- The breakdown of rocks in place ✓
- The movement of materials by wind and water
- The process of forming new rocks
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- What is sea level?
- The height of the highest mountain on Earth
- The average level of the ocean's surface, used to measure the height of land ✓
- The level of water in a river
- The point where the sky meets the sea
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- What could be done to protect the coastline from erosion?
- Building sea walls to stop waves from wearing away the coast ✓
- Cutting down trees near the coast
- Adding more buildings along the coast
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Exit quiz
- Global ______ is the increase in Earth's average temperature over a long period of time.
- 'warming' ✓
- ______ change is the large-scale, long-term change in the planet’s climate, including weather patterns and average temperature.
- 'Climate' ✓
- What is happening to sea levels around the world?
- 1⇔Global temperatures increase,
- 2⇔ice sheets and glaciers melt,
- 3⇔water from ice melt enters rivers and seas,
- 4⇔sea levels rise.
- The east coast of England experiences some of the highest rates of ______ in the UK. As sea levels are rising, they are contributing to the increase.
- 'erosion' ✓
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Key learning points
- The UK's coastline is at risk due to sea level rise as a result of climate change.
- Rising sea levels are speeding up rates of erosion, leading to the east coast of England eroding quickly.
- When cliffs erode quickly they put homes and buildings on top of the cliffs at risk of falling into the sea.
- Some parts of the UK's coastline are eroding at a rate of more than 2 metres a year.
Common misconception
That climate change causes global warming, or that climate change and global warming are the same thing.
Global warming is the rise in average temperatures as a result of the greenhouse effect. Climate change is changes to weather patterns (including temperatures and rainfall patterns) as a result of global warming.
Keywords
Global warming - Global warming is the increase in Earth's average temperature over a long period of time.
Climate change - Climate change is a large-scale and long-term change in the planet’s climate, including weather patterns and average temperatures.
Sea level - Sea level is the average height reached by the sea or an ocean, mesaured between high tide and low tide.
Erosion - Erosion is the process of Earth’s surface, e.g. rock or soil, being worn away and transported from its original site.
Risk - Risk means the possibility that something bad or unpleasant might happen to either the built or the natural environment.