Geography Coastal Environment revision 0.0 / 5 ? GeographyCoastal EnvironmentIGCSEEdexcel Created by: aya_87.nlCreated on: 20-05-23 08:42 Coast Boundary between land and sea 1 of 7 Waves Formed by wind blowing over a smooth sea surface causing ripples which grow into waves. 2 of 7 Fetch The distance over which the waves travel. A long fetch builds up more energy resulting in bigger waves compared to a small fetch. 3 of 7 Destructive waves Destroy the beach and take away the sediment. Weak swash, strong back swash 4 of 7 Constructive waves Builds the beach by depositing sediment. Strong swash, weak back wash. 5 of 7 Longshore drift Transport of sediment along the coastline caused by waves approaching the beach at an angle. 6 of 7 Mass movement Downhill movement of material influenced by gravity 7 of 7
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