Geography 0.0 / 5 ? GeographyCoastsCoral ReefsOtherOther Created by: RisstakeCreated on: 15-05-16 23:45 What is fetch? The max. distance of open water where the wind blows over. 1 of 9 What is the coast? A belt of land bordering the sea. 2 of 9 What is the crest? The highest point of a wave 3 of 9 What is the trough? The lowest point of a wave 4 of 9 What is the wave height The vertical distance between crest and trough 5 of 9 What is the wave length The horizontal distance between two successive crests 6 of 9 What is wave velocity The speed of the movement of crest over a period of time 7 of 9 What is longshore drift The combined action of swash and backwash that carries material and deposits it further down the beach 8 of 9 What is a wave An undulating movement passing through water 9 of 9
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