Coastal Processes Quiz

What are the processes that break down and remove material from the coast?

• Erosion, mass movement, and weathering

• Deposition, transportation, and erosion

• Swash, backwash, and fetch

• Constructive and destructive waves

What determines the size and energy of a wave?

• The fetch, the strength of the wind, and how long the wind has been blowing for

• The swash and backwash of the wave

• The type of sediment on the beach

• The distance from the shore

What are the characteristics of a destructive wave?

• Weak swash and strong backwash, removes sediment from the beach, and steep and close together

• Strong swash and weak backwash, brings sediments to build up the beach, and low and further apart

• Strong swash and strong backwash, removes sediment from the beach, and steep and close together

• Weak swash and weak backwash, brings sediments to build up the beach, and low and further apart

What are the characteristics of a constructive wave?

• Weak swash and strong backwash, removes sediment from the beach, and steep and close together

• Strong swash and weak backwash, brings sediments to build up the beach, and low and further apart

• Strong swash and strong backwash, removes sediment from the beach, and steep and close together

• Weak swash and weak backwash, brings sediments to build up the beach, and low and further apart

What is the water that rushes up the beach known as?

• Swash

• Backwash

• Fetch

• Sediment

What is the water that flows back towards the sea known as?

• Swash

• Backwash

• Fetch

• Sediment

What is the main factor that determines the size of a wave?

• The fetch

• The strength of the wind

• The type of sediment on the beach

• The distance from the shore

What is the main factor that determines the energy of a wave?

• The fetch

• The strength of the wind

• The type of sediment on the beach

• The distance from the shore

What is the main factor that determines the type of wave?

• The swash and backwash

• The fetch

• The strength of the wind

• The type of sediment on the beach

What is the main factor that determines the type of wave?

• The swash and backwash

• The fetch

• The strength of the wind

• The type of sediment on the beach