Coasts

What causes waves?

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What is the fetch?

• All the surface of water with waves.

• Distance between two nearest waves.

• The area of the sea over which the wind blows.

• Two coasts which create winds that cause big waves.

What are the 3 factors that determine how high the waves will be?

• The length of the way.

• The strength of the wind.

• The duration of the wind.

• The length of the fetch.

• The distance between two waves.

Which letter shows rip current?

• A

• B

• C

Which TWO letters show rip current?

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• B

• C

• D

• E

Which letter shows rip current?

• A

• B

• C

• D

• E

Which letter shows rip current?

• A

• B

• C

• D

• E

What do you call the process when waves gradually wear away the coast?

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What do you call the process when waves turn pieces of rocks into pebbles?

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What do you call the process when waves carry the eroded material away?

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