A-level Coastal Landscapes

The term for systems being in a state of balance is….

• Thermal equilibrium

• Static equilibrium

• Dynamic equilibrium

• Chemical equilibrium

The distance of open water over which a wave has travelled is called…..

• fetch

• drift

• surge

• swell

The movement of material downslope under the influence of gravity is called…..

• deposition

• erosion

• weathering

• mass movement

The action of water receding back down towards the sea is called…

• wave

• backwash

• tide

• current

The distance between two wave crests is called….

• wave length

• wave height

• wave speed

• wave frequency

Steeper beach profiles are created by what type of wave?

• Seismic

• Constructive

• Tidal

• Destructive

What process occurs when waves approach a coastline that is not a regular shape?

• Wave refraction

• Wave reflection

• Wave diffraction

• Wave absorption

The difference between the height of the water at low and high tide is called….

• tidal range

• tidal wave

• tidal current

• tidal surge

When the moon and sun are perpendicular we get what kind of tide?

• Spring tide

• neap tide

• high tide

• low tide

Localised underwater currents which form a fast flowing offshore surge are called

• tidal currents

• rip currents

• oceanic currents

• wave currents