coastal processes

With a ................................... wave, the swash is stronger than the backwash.

• destructive

• constructive

• swash

• backwash

With a ................................... wave, the backwash is stronger than the swash.

• destructive

• constructive

• swash

• backwash

The movement of water up the beach after the breaking of a wave is...

• Swash
• Backwash

The movement of material along a coast by waves that approach at an angle to the shore but recede straight down the beach is called...

• Longshore drift
• Swash
• Backwash
• Recession

The type of erosion that occurs when pebbles bang together

• Abrasion
• Attrition
• Hydraulic action
• Solution

Which feature cannot be seen in this image?

• Stump
• Arch
• Cliff
• Cave

Which feature cannot be seen in this image?

• Stump
• Arch
• Cliff
• Cave

What coastal defence can be seen in this image?

• Groyne
• Sea wall
• Gabions
• Revetments

When swash is stronger than backwash it creates a

• Constructive wave
• Destructive wave
• Water layer weathering
• Plunging wave

This is

• Longshore Drift
• Nearshore currents
• Attrition
• Undertow