Ocean Waves and Wave Types Quiz
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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?

  • South-easterly wind
  • North-easterly wind
  • North-westerly wind
  • South-westerly wind (correct)
  • 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?

    <p>Destructive wave</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What are characteristics of destructive waves?

    <p>Steep, close together waves with strong backwash</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What are the characteristics of a constructive wave?

    <p>Weak swash and strong backwash</p> Signup and view all the answers

    How does freeze-thaw weathering contribute to rock splitting?

    <p>Water freezes, widens cracks, and repeats the process</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which type of weathering involves roots growing into rock cracks?

    <p>Biological weathering</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Why can rainwater or seawater be considered a weak acid?

    <p>They dissolve certain types of rocks over time</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What happens when exposed rocks along the coastline undergo chemical weathering?

    <p>Rocks get dissolved by weak acidic water</p> Signup and view all the answers

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