Coastal Environment and Processes Quiz

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1. Give the definition of a current.

  • The amount of distance a wave has travelled over open water
  • The velocity a wave travels at
  • Clearly identifiable water flows operating in a coastal zone
  • The strength of a wave
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2. What is a Fetch?

  • The time it takes for waves to move from trough to trough
  • The vertical distance between crest and trough
  • The distance a wave has travelled over open water
  • The speed of a wave

3. What is Wave refraction also known as?

  • The Clyde theory
  • The Clapotis effect
  • The Richardson effect
  • The Daylight experiment

4. Give the definition of Tidal range.

  • Wave height divided by wave length
  • The height difference between high water marks and low water marks
  • The horizontal distance between wave crests
  • The distance between the wave amplitude and wave crest

5. Which of these answers are a feature of a high energy environment

  • Constructive waves
  • Mass movement
  • Beaches
  • Longshore drift in
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