Coasts key terms 1

What type of wave is created by strong winds and causes erosion?

• Destructive wave

• Constructive wave

• Swash

• Backwash

Which type of wave is associated with deposition and is created by weak winds?

• Constructive wave

• Destructive wave

• Swash

• Backwash

What is the term for the wave moving up the beach at an angle?

• Swash

• Backwash

• Fetch

• Refraction

What is the term for the wave moving down the beach at 90 degrees due to gravity?

• Backwash

• Swash

• Fetch

• Refraction

What is the distance a wave travels called?

• Fetch

• Swash

• Backwash

• Refraction

What is the study of different rock types known as?

• Geology

• Erosion

• Hydraulic action

• Deposition

What type of coastline has alternating bands of hard and soft rock?

• Discordant coastline

• Concordant coastline

• Headland

• Bay

What type of coastline is made up of the same rock type throughout?

• Concordant coastline

• Discordant coastline

• Headland

• Bay

What is the process called when the sea breaks down and removes rock from the coastline?

• Erosion

• Deposition

• Refraction

• Attrition

What type of erosion involves the power of the sea forcing air into cracks in rock?

• Hydraulic action

• Abrasion

• Attrition

• Solution/corrosion