Coastal Processes: Waves

Coastal Processes: Waves

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Interactive Video

Science, Physics

6th - 12th Grade

Hard

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The video explores the interaction of land and sea along coastlines, focusing on the impact of waves. Waves, generated by wind, transfer energy across the sea and break upon reaching the shore. The video explains the concepts of swash and backwash, and distinguishes between constructive waves, which deposit material, and destructive waves, which erode the coast. These processes are crucial in shaping coastal landscapes.

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What initiates the formation of waves in the ocean?

Underwater currents

Earthquakes

Wind blowing over the water surface

Tides

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

In the open sea, what do waves primarily transfer?

Air

Water

Sand

Energy

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What happens to a wave as it approaches the shore?

It speeds up

It remains unchanged

The bottom slows down and the top topples over

It disappears

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the term for the water that moves up the beach after a wave breaks?

Swash

Backwash

Tide

Current

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which type of wave is known for depositing material on the coast?

Destructive wave

Tidal wave

Constructive wave

Seismic wave