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Total questions: 14
Worksheet time: 5mins
The highest part of a wave is
Trough
Amplitude
Crest
Wave height
Swash is
Water rushing back to the sea
The distance waves travel
Rush of water up to the beach after a wave breaking
The highest part of the wave
The lowest part of a wave is
Crest
Bottom
Base
Trough
Wave length is described as
Distance between wave and beach
Distance between surfer and wave
Distance between crest and crest
Distance between crest and trough
Which is not a type of break
Beachbreak
Reefbreak
Pointbreak
Oceanbreak
Another name for a plunging wave is a
Dumper
Thumper
Smasher
Crasher
The distance a wave travels is called the
Throw
Fetch
Gather
Push
A wave that is produced on a gently slopping sea floor is called a
Spilling wave
Plunging wave
Sound wave
Blushing wave
A wave that breaks quickly on the shore as the sea floor is steep called a
Spilling wave
Plunging wave
Royal wave
Surging wave
The best type of wave for surfing is called a
Plunging wave
SIK wave
Spilling wave
Thumping wave
The best surf break for beginners is a
point break
reef break
beach break
soft break
Constructive waves
have a large swash
are made when the sea is calm
have a long wave length
all of the above
These waves are made mostly during a storm
destructive wave
constructive wave
constrictive wave
domination wave
The sucking movement of water back to the sea is called
Swash
Backswash
Backburn
Backwash
