Geography Waves Quiz

What is the term used to describe the movement of water up the beach after a wave breaks?

• Backwash

• Swash

• Fetch

• Hydraulic action

Which type of wave helps to build up beaches?

• Destructive waves

• Constructive waves

• Tsunami waves

• Tidal waves

What is the term for the distance over which the wind has traveled across open water?

• Swash

• Backwash

• Fetch

• Hydraulic action

Which process involves the force of water entering cracks in the coastline, causing the rock to break apart?

• Attrition

• Solution

• Abrasion

• Hydraulic action

What is called when rocks and pebbles grind down each other into smaller pieces?

• Hydraulic action

• Attrition

• Solution

• Abrasion

Which process describes the dissolving of soluble materials from the rock?

• Hydraulic action

• Attrition

• Solution

• Abrasion

What is the term for the movement of water down the beach after a wave breaks?

• Swash

• Backwash

• Fetch

• Hydraulic action

Which type of wave is characterized by high energy and tends to erode the coastline?

• Constructive waves

• Destructive waves

• Tsunami waves

• Tidal waves

What process involves the wearing away of the coastline by the action of sediment and rocks carried by the waves?

• Hydraulic action

• Attrition

• Solution

• Abrasion

Which of the following is NOT a process involved in the formation of coastal landforms?

• Swash

• Attrition

• Solution

• Photosynthesis