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Wave types and their characteristics Flashcards

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1
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What is a coast

A

Where the land meets the sea

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What is it called when the land meets the sea

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A coast

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3
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What is a wave

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A long body of water curling into an arched form which breaks on the shore

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4
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What is it called when there is a long body of water curling into an arched form which breaks on the shore

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A wave

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5
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Name the 3 steps of wave formation

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Wind, friction, ripples which develop into waves

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6
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What is wave length

A

The distance between wave crests

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7
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What is the distance between wave crests

A

Wave length

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8
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What is a wave crest

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The top of the wave

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9
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What is the top of the wave

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The wave crest

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10
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What is wave period

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The time between wave crests

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What is the time between wave crests

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Wave period

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12
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What is swash

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Water travelling up the beach at an oblique angle, in the direction of the prevailing wind

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What is water travelling up the beach at an oblique angle, in the direction of the prevailing wind

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Swash

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What is backwash

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Water travelling back towards the sea at 90°, due to gravity

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15
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What is water travelling back towards the sea at 90°, due to gravity

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Backwash

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16
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What is a wave trough

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The bottom of a wave

17
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What is the bottom of a wave

A

The wave trough

18
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What 3 things do wave height and energy depend on

A

Wind speed, wind duration and fetch

19
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What is wave fetch

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The distance the wave has travelled

20
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What is the distance the wave has travelled

A

Wave fetch

21
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How does fetch effect waves

A

The longer the fetch, the bigger the wave

22
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How does wind duration effect waves

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The longer the wind has blown the bigger the wave

23
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How does wind speed effect waves

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The faster the wind the bigger the wave

24
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Which coast often has bigger waves

A

South-West

25
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Which coast often has smaller waves

A

East

26
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How does wave orbit change as the wave approaches the shore

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It starts circular and becomes more eliptical until it breaks at the shore

27
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Name the 5 characteristics of constructive waves

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Low wave height, long wave length, low frequency, strong swash, weak backwash

28
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Name the 5 characteristics of destructive waves

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High wave height, short wave length, high frequency, weak swash, strong backwash

29
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How do destructive waves effect the coast

A

They attack the coast, eroding it

30
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How do constructive waves effect the coast

A

They deposit sediment, adding to the coast

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