Coasts Glossary 4.1

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Coast
Where the land meets the sea
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Fetch
Length of sea the wind blows over, before it reaches the coast
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Swash
Water from the sea, that breaks onto the shore
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Uprush
The water rushing up the sand
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Backwash
Water rolling back into the sea
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Destructive Wave
When the backwash is stronger than uprush, the waves wear away the land
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Constructive Wave
When uprush is stronger than the backwash and material is carried onto the land
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Tide
The rise and fall of the sea, due to the pull of the moon
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Low-Tide
Tide that occurs in-between high tides
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High-Tide
A tide than happens every 12.5 years
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Tidal Range
The drop in sea level from high to low tide
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Card 2

Front

Length of sea the wind blows over, before it reaches the coast

Back

Fetch

Card 3

Front

Water from the sea, that breaks onto the shore

Back

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Card 4

Front

The water rushing up the sand

Back

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Card 5

Front

Water rolling back into the sea

Back

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