Waves and Tides

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What causes waves?

• ice and wind
• winds and currents
• currents and tides
• wind and tide changes

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What is the lowest point of a wave called?

• crest
• trough
• breaker
• peak

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What is the highest point of a wave called?

• the top
• peak
• crest
• trough

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What is the distance from the crest of one wave to the crest of another?

• current
• peak
• wave height
• wave length

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The rise and fall of Earth's waters on its coastlines are called

• currents

• tides

• waves

• gravity

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What is not a feature of a destructive wave?

• High energy

• Strong swash

• High waves

• Low wave frequency

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What is a feature of a constructive wave?

• High wave frequency

• Weak backwash

• Strong backwash

• High wave height

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Stronger winds create

• Larger waves

• Smaller waves

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The water rushing back out to sea is called the

• Swash

• Backwash

• Tide

• Wave energy

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How do sandy beaches form?

• Waves pounding pebbles into smaller and smaller pieces

• Wind eroding pebbles into smaller pieces

• Water freezing and thawing the cracks of pebbles

• Rain wearing away rocks into smaller and smaller pieces

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Which of the following coastal features will most likely be created from low energy waves

• Bay

• Headland

• Spit

• Beach

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How do sandy beaches form?

• Waves pounding pebbles into smaller and smaller pieces

• Wind eroding pebbles into smaller pieces

• Water freezing and thawing the cracks of pebbles

• Rain wearing away rocks into smaller and smaller pieces

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The gravitational pull that the moon exerts on Earth is

• greater on solids than liquids

• the main cause of high and low tides

• responsible for longshore currents

• responsible for tsunamis

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Which body has the greater effect on Earth's tides?

• Sun
• Saturn
• Moon 
• Venus

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How many times per month does a spring tide occur?

• Once
• twice
• three times
• it changes every month

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At low tide there is _____.

• less beach
• more water
• higher water
• more beach

​Lets explore more about tides!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tcGEjzt_4is

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A _____________________________ tide is produced when the Earth, and sun are aligned as in the diagram

• neap tide

• spring tide

• high tide

• low tide

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There are two high tides and two low tides every

• every year

• approximately every 24 minutes

• approximately every 24 hours

• approximately every 12 hours

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Which phase of the moon is represented in this diagram?

• new moon
• first quarter
• full moon
• last quarter/third quarter

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The difference in levels of ocean water at high and low tides is the _________________.

• low tide
• tidal range
• high tide
• slack water

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What type of tide will occur at 9:30 a.m.?

• low 
• high 
• none
• high and low

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How many high tides does a place have each day?

• 3
• 4
• 5
• 2

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What is the process of moving sediments from location to another?

• Deposition

• Erosion

• Weathering

• Compaction

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Which erodes quicker?

• Hard rock (clay)

• Soft rock (sandstone)

• Hard Rock (Sandstone)

• Soft Rock (Clay)

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What is the first stage of a stack forming from a head land?

• Cracks erode to form a cave.
• Hydraulic action creates small cracks in the headland/cliff face.
• The cave becomes wider and deeper.
• The waves cut through the cave and form an arch.

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What erosion process is referred to as the 'sandpaper effect'

• Attrition

• Abrasion

• Hydraulic Action

• Solution

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What type of Landform do you think London Bridge in Port Campbell would be?

• Stack
• Tombolo
• Arch
• Headland

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What type of landform are the 12 Apostles?

• Wave cut platform
• Arch
• Stack
• Cave

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What is the process of moving sediments from location to another?

• Deposition

• Erosion

• Weathering

• Compaction

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What feature can you identify in the image?

• Cave

• Arch

• Stump

• Headland

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Which of the following is NOT a process of erosion?

• Deposition

• Hydraulic Action

• Attrition

• Abrasion

​What is longshore drift?

​https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_gB5NroptGM

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I transport material along a beach. What am I.

• Longshore Drift
• Longshape Drift
• Longnose Drift
• Longway drift