Chapter 7 Section 4 Flashcards
1
Q
Where does the energy in waves come from?
A
wind that blows across the water’s surface.
2
Q
What does the energy that water picks up from wind cause?
A
water particles to move up and down as the wave goes by.
3
Q
A part of the shore that sticks out into the ocean?
A
headland
4
Q
An area of wave-washes sediment along a coast?
A
beach
5
Q
A process where as waves repeatedly hit the beach, some of the beach sediment moves down the beach with the current.
A
longshore drift
6
Q
A beach that projects like a finger out into the water.
A
spit
7
Q
What is the source of the energy in ocean waves?
A
wind that blows across the water’s surface
