Waves Review Quiz

What are the 2 major types of waves?

• Destructive and Constructive

• P waves and R waves

• Fetch Waves and Wind Waves

• Destruction and Construction

What does a wave need to get bigger?

• Bigger fetch

• Greater depth

• Stronger tidal pull

• Stronger wind

Which of the following factors do NOT negatively affect coastlines?

• Sea level rise

• Human activity

• River deposition

• Ocean salinity

The offshore zone of the coast can extend up to _______ out to sea.

• 20 km

• 120 km

• 370km

• 60km

The coast is the transition zone between the land and sea

• True

• False

What is the true meaning of fetch?

• How long the wind blows for

• How high the wind is

• Where the wind blows

• How far the wind blows

What is not a feature of a destructive wave?

• High energy

• Strong swash

• High waves

• Low wave frequency

What is a feature of a constructive wave?

• High wave frequency

• Weak backwash

• Strong backwash

• High wave height

What does wave frequency mean?

• The number of waves per day

• The number of waves per hour

• The number of waves per minute

• The number of waves per second

Constructive waves will build narrow and long beaches

• True

• False