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Waves and Coastal Erosion
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Waves and Coastal Erosion
🌊 Part 1: Waves and Water
1. How are waves made? Circle the correct answer.
Wind blowing over water
Fish swimming in the sea
Only the moon pulling the water
Hot and cold water mixing
2. What makes waves bigger? Circle the correct answer.
Strong wind blowing for a long time
The colour of the sea
How many fish are in the water
The time of day
3. What do big, powerful waves do to beaches? Circle the correct answer.
They wash sand and rocks away
They make the beach bigger
They turn the water different colours
They make the water warmer
4. What is the top part of a wave called? Circle the correct answer.
The peak
The bottom
The middle
The side
🏔️ Part 2: What Waves Do to the Coast
5. What do waves make when they hit cliffs over and over? Circle the correct answer.
Caves and holes in the rock
Sandy beaches
Tall trees
Fresh water pools
6. How do waves make caves in cliffs? Circle the correct answer.
They crash into weak parts of the rock many times
They heat up the rocks until they melt
They bring animals that dig holes
They make the rocks grow bigger
7. What happens when gentle waves bring sand to the shore? Circle the correct answer.
The beach gets bigger
The beach disappears
The water becomes deeper
The rocks become harder
🏘️ Part 3: Waves and People
8. What problems can big waves cause for people living near the sea? Circle the correct answer.
They can wash away houses and roads
They make the air too cold
They scare away all the birds
They make the grass grow too fast
9. Why do people build sea walls near the coast? Circle the correct answer.
To protect houses from big waves
To make the water warmer
To catch more fish
To make the waves bigger
10. Which is true about waves and coastlines? Circle the correct answer.
Waves can both build up and wear away coastlines
Waves only make coastlines bigger
Waves never change the coastline
Waves only happen in winter
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