Types of waves
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- Created on: 17-02-13 04:48
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- Types Of Waves
- Constructive Waves
- Are responsible for deposition in coastal areas.
- Swash more powerful than the backwash
- build beaches
- As the wave breaks it carries material up the beach in its swash.
- The beach material will then be deposited as the backwash soaks into the sand or slowly drains away
- Mostly Occur in summer
- They are created in calm weather and are less powerful than destructive waves.
- They break on the shore and deposit material, building up beaches.
- They have a swash that is stronger than the backwash.
- They have a long wavelength, and are low in height.
- They have a swash that is stronger than the backwash.
- They break on the shore and deposit material, building up beaches.
- They are created in calm weather and are less powerful than destructive waves.
- Mostly Occur in summer
- The beach material will then be deposited as the backwash soaks into the sand or slowly drains away
- As the wave breaks it carries material up the beach in its swash.
- build beaches
- Swash more powerful than the backwash
- Are responsible for deposition in coastal areas.
- Destructive waves
- destroy beaches.
- The waves are usually very high and very frequent
- As waves continue to hit the beach there is more running water to transport the material out to sea.
- The back wash has less time to soak into the sand.
- These are most common in winter
- As waves continue to hit the beach there is more running water to transport the material out to sea.
- These are most common in winter
- The waves are usually very high and very frequent
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- destroy beaches.
- Constructive Waves
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