WorksheetsWaves Review Quiz
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 8mins
What are the 2 major types of waves?
Destructive and Constructive
P waves and R waves
Fetch Waves and Wind Waves
Destruction and Construction
What does a wave need to get bigger?
Bigger fetch
Greater depth
Stronger tidal pull
Stronger wind
Which of the following factors do NOT negatively affect coastlines?
Sea level rise
Human activity
River deposition
Ocean salinity
The offshore zone of the coast can extend up to _______ out to sea.
20 km
120 km
370km
60km
The coast is the transition zone between the land and sea
True
False
What is the true meaning of fetch?
How long the wind blows for
How high the wind is
Where the wind blows
How far the wind blows
What is not a feature of a destructive wave?
High energy
Strong swash
High waves
Low wave frequency
What is a feature of a constructive wave?
High wave frequency
Weak backwash
Strong backwash
High wave height
What does wave frequency mean?
The number of waves per day
The number of waves per hour
The number of waves per minute
The number of waves per second
Constructive waves will build narrow and long beaches
True
False
Stronger winds create
Larger waves
Smaller waves
The water rushing back out to sea is called the
Swash
Backwash
Tide
Wave energy
Which of the following coastal features will most likely be created from low energy waves
Bay
Headland
Spit
Beach
Destructive waves have
Longer wave length
Shorter wave length
The two parts of the coast include
Swash and Backwash
Destruction and Construction
Onshore and Offshore
Wave front and Wind direction
