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WorksheetsTransportation and Deposition along the coast.
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 8mins
Waves are created by friction between the wind and the surface of the sea.
True
False
What factors affect the size of waves?
Strength of wind
How long the wind has been blowing for
The fetch. (The distance of ocean over which the wind blows)
The amount of rainfall
What do constructive waves do to the amount of sediment on the beach?
The build the beach up (construct it)
The remove beach sediment (destruct it)
The movement of water up the beach is known as:
swash
backwash
What happens when the waves don't have enough energy to carry sediment?
Deposition
Erosion
Swash
Backwash
Tick all the true statements.
The above diagram shows wave refraction.
Wave energy is concentrated in the bay.
Wave energy diverges in the bay
Deposition occurs in the bay because there is less wave energy.
Wave energy is concentrated on the headland
Sediment being rolled along the seabed by the waves is known as:
Traction
Saltation
Suspension
Solution
Sediment transported by floating in the water is known as:
Traction
Saltation
Suspension
Solution
Sediment transported by being dissolved in the water known as:
Traction
Saltation
Suspension
Solution
Sediment transported though a series of jumps is known as:
Traction
Saltation
Suspension
Solution
The angle that the waves reach the shore at is determined by:
The shape of the shoreline
The direction of the wind
The number of people on the beach
The fetch
If the waves approach the beach at a right angle, this will create
a swash aligned beach
a drift aligned beach
Longshore drift occurs when waves approach the beach at an angle.
True
False
Longshore drift usually goes in the same direction along a coastline because of the prevailing wind.
True
False
