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Soff rock
Define “Coasts”
Zone where the land meets the sea
Height between crest and trough is called:
Wave height
Hydraulic action is:
The force of the waves crashing against the coastline
What is wave refraction?
Bending of waves
This side of Ireland has a more erosive power
West
Does the Irish Sea have a long or short fetch
Short fetch
The chemical break down of a material/rock
Distance between 2 wave crests is called:
Wavelength
Top of the wave is called:
Crest
Bottom of the wave is called:
Trough
Abrasion is:
When the load carried by the waves crash against the coastline
How are waves created?
Friction between wind and the surface of the sea.
The distance over the sea that the wind has travelled is called:
Fetch
The wearing away of the Coast is called:
Erosion
Attrition is:
When the load carried by waves crash against one another Making them smoother
Define “swash”
When water rushes up the shore carrying material on to the beach
Define “backwash”
When swash loses energy and flows back out to the sea.
The dropping of light material when water slows down is called:
Deposition
Cavitation is:
When waves force air into cracks causing them to weaken and shatter.