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?

Destructive wave Signup and view all the answers

What are characteristics of destructive waves?

Steep, close together waves with strong backwash Signup and view all the answers

What are the characteristics of a constructive wave?

Weak swash and strong backwash Signup and view all the answers

How does freeze-thaw weathering contribute to rock splitting?

Water freezes, widens cracks, and repeats the process Signup and view all the answers

Which type of weathering involves roots growing into rock cracks?

Biological weathering Signup and view all the answers

Why can rainwater or seawater be considered a weak acid?

They dissolve certain types of rocks over time Signup and view all the answers

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

Rocks get dissolved by weak acidic water Signup and view all the answers

Ocean Waves and Wave Types Quiz

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Questions and Answers

What factors determine the size and energy of waves?

Which type of wind will produce large powerful waves with a long fetch in the UK?

What is the water that rushes up the beach known as?

Which type of wave has a weak swash but a strong backwash?

What are characteristics of destructive waves?

What are the characteristics of a constructive wave?

How does freeze-thaw weathering contribute to rock splitting?

Which type of weathering involves roots growing into rock cracks?

Why can rainwater or seawater be considered a weak acid?

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

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