Waves 0.0 / 5 ? AllFunNone Created by: Zammi10Created on: 27-04-13 14:57 Coast Where land meets sea 1 of 10 Swash Wave going up the beach 2 of 10 Backswash Wave going back down the beach 3 of 10 Fetch Distance over which wave has travelled and wind has blown 4 of 10 Longshore Drift Longshore drift is the movement of sediments, usually sand, along a coast parallel to the shoreline. 5 of 10 Waves do 3 things Erode. Transport. Deposit 6 of 10 Hydraulic Action The action of water pressure in breaking up rock 7 of 10 Abrasion Scraping away something like sandpaper does. Or wearing away something 8 of 10 Attrition How rock and stines get worn away- by banging against each other 9 of 10 Solution Particles and chemicals from rock mix with water 10 of 10
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