Geography GCSE
Destructive waves
What Destructive waves means in Geography GCSE, as defined for AQA.
Definition of Destructive waves
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Waves with a high wave height and short wavelength, a weak swash and a powerful backwash that erodes sediment and pulls it out to sea.
Topics that use Destructive waves
- Coastal landscapes in the UK (AQA GCSE)
Related terms
- Abrasion
- Attrition
- Backwash
- Cliff profiles
- Coastal landscapes
- Constructive waves
- Deposition
- Differential erosion
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