Q1. What is the coast?• The coast is a narrow zone where the

land, sea and atmosphere all meet.

• Rivers often supply large amounts of suspended load for the seas to transport and deposit.

• Coastal areas change constantly – often due to tides as well as erosion.

• Coastline constantly adapting to new conditions.

2. Waves!

Q2. What are waves?

How waves break

Q2. What are waves?

• Waves are moving bodies of water that are caused by circular motions in the open sea.

What factors influence the size of waves?

Why are waves generally larger in the south west than in the south east?

Wave energy depends on the fetch, the strength of the wind and the length of time over which the wind has blown.

Look at an atlas or a wall map to find out the largest fetch around the British Isles.

fetch = the distance over which the wind has blown

Q4. What are the 2 types of wave?

Q4. What are the 2 types of wave?