WorksheetsOcean Waves
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 5mins
The lowest part of a wave
Crest
Trough
Bottom
Base
The distance between two successive waves
Wave height
Wave crest
Wave length
Fetch
The distance of open water over which a wave has travelled.
Pitch
Fetch
Longwave
Surface areas
Wave frequency for destructive waves (per minute)
3-5
6-9
10-15
15-19
Wave frequency for constructive waves (per minute)
3-5
6-9
10-15
15-19
Constructive waves...
Create flat beaches
have high frequency of waves per minute
backwash is greater than the swash
erode beaches
Destructive waves
Low wave height
Build beaches
Backwash is greater than the swash
Create flat beaches
Which factor does NOT influence the size of a wave?
Fetch
Surface temperature
Wind speed
Wind duration
Constructive waves are best for...
...Tidal power
...surfers
...tourism
...preventing coastal erosion
Destructive waves are best for...
...marine transportation
...surfers
...tourism
...maintaining beaches
