Waves
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- Created on: 31-03-15 10:10
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- Waves
- The height of a wave depends on:
- 1. Wind speed.
- 2. How continuous the wind blows.
- 3. The extent of open water a wave travels from its origin to where it breaks. This distance is called the fetch.
- There are two types of waves:
- Destructive waves
- Strong backwash scours the beach pulling sand and shingle back into the sea
- Constructive waves
- Strong swash pushes materials like sand up the beach.
- Destructive waves
- The height of a wave depends on:
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