What is caused by the transfer of energy from the wind to the sea due to friction of the wind on the water’s surface?

What is the top of a wave called?

What is the base of a wave called?

In deep water, in what direction are water molecules moving within a wave?

Which of the following is NOT one of the factors that determine the amount of energy in a wave?

Where are constructive waves found?

When a wave breaks, water is washed up the beach. What is this called?

Where are destructive waves found?

What type of beaches are built up by destructive waves?

Is the swash of a constructive wave, stronger or weaker than its backwash?

Is the relative swash of a destructive wave, stronger or weaker than its backwash?

What type of wave length do constructive waves have?

What type of wave length do destructive waves have?

Waves can be formed after an earthquake. What are these waves called?

The seabed interrupts the circular motion of the water. What happens to the water motion as the water becomes shallower?

What type of waves do surfers prefer?

What is the maximum distance of open sea that a wind can blow over called?

What is the vertical distance from the trough to the crest of a wave called?

What is the horizontal distance between two successive crests called?

What term is used to describe the number of waves breaking per minute?

Constructive waves are found in sheltered bays. What do they build up?

What type of storm forms destructive waves?

What is the frequency of destructive waves per minute?

What is the frequency of constructive waves per minute?

What season do destructive waves most commonly occur?