Wave formation

Identify the factor which can affect wave energy

• Shape of the coastline

• Wind speed

• Depth of the sea

• Tides

The top pf a wave is referred to as the wave....

• length

• trough

• crest

• height

The lowest point between waves is referred to as the wave....

• length

• trough

• crest

• height

The distance between the top of 2 consecutive waves is known as the wave....

• length

• trough

• crest

• height

The distance between the top and the bottom of a wave is known as the wave....

• length

• trough

• crest

• height

The plunge line is...

• the height of the groundwater

• the point at which the wave breaks

• the topography of the shoreline

• the height of the wave

Swash is...

• smaller waves with low energy

• the movement of water back down the beach

• the point at which the wave breaks

• the movement of the wave up the beach

Wave frequency is...

• the number of waves that break on a beach in a given period of time

• the time taken for a wave to travel through on wave length

• the duration overt which the wind has blown

• the distance of ocean over which the wind has blown

Fetch is...

• the number of waves that break on a beach in a given period of time

• the time taken for a wave to travel through on wave length

• the duration overt which the wind has blown

• the distance of ocean over which the wind has blown

Wave period is...

• the number of waves that break on a beach in a given period of time

• the time taken for a wave to travel through on wave length

• the duration overt which the wind has blown

• the distance of ocean over which the wind has blown