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What factors determine the size and energy of waves?
What factors determine the size and energy of waves?
- Water temperature, wave height, and wave frequency
- Wave speed, wave type, and beach slope
- Wind direction, fetch, and duration of wind blowing (correct)
- Cloud cover, water salinity, and backwash intensity
Which type of wind will produce large powerful waves with a long fetch in the UK?
Which type of wind will produce large powerful waves with a long fetch in the UK?
- South-easterly wind
- North-easterly wind
- North-westerly wind
- South-westerly wind (correct)
What is the water that rushes up the beach known as?
What is the water that rushes up the beach known as?
- Backwash
- Fetch
- Constructive wave
- Swash (correct)
Which type of wave has a weak swash but a strong backwash?
Which type of wave has a weak swash but a strong backwash?
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What are characteristics of destructive waves?
What are characteristics of destructive waves?
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What are the characteristics of a constructive wave?
What are the characteristics of a constructive wave?
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How does freeze-thaw weathering contribute to rock splitting?
How does freeze-thaw weathering contribute to rock splitting?
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Which type of weathering involves roots growing into rock cracks?
Which type of weathering involves roots growing into rock cracks?
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Why can rainwater or seawater be considered a weak acid?
Why can rainwater or seawater be considered a weak acid?
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What happens when exposed rocks along the coastline undergo chemical weathering?
What happens when exposed rocks along the coastline undergo chemical weathering?
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