the regular rise and fall of sea levels caused by the Moon’s and Sun’s gravity pulling on Earth’s oceans

the distance over water that wind blows, which affects the size and energy of waves

Waves and tides

Geography

This unit teaches pupils how physical and human processes shape our coastline. Pupils will also learn about the threats and challenges coastlines face in a warming world.

Coasts: what shapes life at the coast?

{{}} are caused by the gravitational pull of the mood.

The distance a wave travels is called the ...

seawater moving up a beach towards the land

seawater moving down a beach towards the sea

a strong swash and weaker backwash to build up the beach

a strong backwash and weaker swash to erode the beach

What is the force by which a planet, or other large body, draws objects to its centre?

Which kind of weather will make the largest waves?

Put the definition of high and low tides in the right order.

Waves can travel long distances, this is called the fetch. The greater the fetch, the __________ the wave will be.

when waves lose their energy and drop the sediment they were carrying

This lesson will be removed by end of Summer Term 2025.

Waves and tides

Lesson outcome

This lesson will be removed by end of Summer Term 2025.