Waves Flashcards
1
Q
A
Wave length
2
Q
A
Wave crest
3
Q
A
Wave trough
4
Q
A
Wave height
5
Q
Movement of water up a beach after the wave had broken
A
Swash
6
Q
Flow of water down the beach after the wave has broken
A
Backwash
7
Q
.Not much wave power
.very long wave length
.not big move height
A
Spilling breaker
8
Q
.moderate bottom slope
.powerful
.long wave length
.quite heigh
A
Plunging breaker
9
Q
.steep bottom slope
.quite powerful
.short wave length
.high height
A
Surging breaker
10
Q
The distance of open water in one direction from a coastline, over which the wind can be blown
A
Fetch
11
Q
Low flat waves, with strong swash - weak backwash
A
Constructive waves
12
Q
.large steep wave
.weak swash
.strong backwash
A
Deconstructive waves
