Coasts - Paper 1
Y10 Mock Revision
,Define what a coast is.
Area or zone between land and sea
, Describe and explain the different types of
waves.
• Wind blows over the sea -> wave
• Waves can be either constructive or destructive.
• constructive waves: low frequency, low and long, their swash is mo
powerful than their backwash -> deposit more sediment so they
construct beaches.
• Destructive waves: high frequency, high and steep, their backwash
more powerful than their swash -> take away sediment so they
destruct beaches.
Y10 Mock Revision
,Define what a coast is.
Area or zone between land and sea
, Describe and explain the different types of
waves.
• Wind blows over the sea -> wave
• Waves can be either constructive or destructive.
• constructive waves: low frequency, low and long, their swash is mo
powerful than their backwash -> deposit more sediment so they
construct beaches.
• Destructive waves: high frequency, high and steep, their backwash
more powerful than their swash -> take away sediment so they
destruct beaches.
