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How could the type of shoreline affect the types of sediment you find there?
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Rocky shorelines have rocks and cliffs, so when the waves crash against the rock fragments and sediments are formed along the shoreline.
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roots
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How could the type of shoreline affect the types of sediments you might find there?
Rocky shorelines have rocks and cliffs, so when the waves crash against the rock fragments and sediments are formed along the shoreline.
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