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Waves carries only ENERGY to the coast as it reaches the coast its wave height increases and breaks there by releasing a huge amount of energy. This energy is used for the generation of long shore currents this current carries sediment along with it causing EROSION.
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What is shorline erosion?
Shoreline erosion is when ocean waves erode the shoreline of the coast. It also can happen on the shores of rivers.
Which coastal feature is sometimes created when waves erode a headland?
A cave is sometimes created when waves erode a headland.
Can the ocean erode?
Ocean waves are what causes weathering and erosion on the coast. The force of the waves can create cracks in rocks and break them apart into smaller rockogjswziys.
Can waves or wind erode and deposit larger particles?
true
How do waves change shorelines?
Waves, especially during severe storms, erode shorelines by washing away sand, rocks and soil.
How do waves erode a coast?
Waves erode a coast by their continuous and repeated actions of swarsh\uprush and retreats\backwash.
Each year waves erode about how much land from the coast of the US?
it is about 1 foot each year
What is shorline erosion?
Shoreline erosion is when ocean waves erode the shoreline of the coast. It also can happen on the shores of rivers.
How do waves erode the coast and how will a change in sea level affect this?
Waves erode the coast by their constant beating against it, especially when storm surges and high tides occur together. If sea levels continue to rise through global warming, then the waves will be higher and perhaps more powerful. When this happens to cities and towns there is the danger that many homes will be destroyed.
Which coastal feature is sometimes created when waves erode a headland?
A cave is sometimes created when waves erode a headland.
If waves erode the soft rock along the base of a steep coast the result may eventually be a landform called a?
Wave-cut cliff
If waves erode the soft rock along the base of a steep coast the result may eventually be a landform called a .?
Wave-cut cliff
What are two results of waves along a coast?
Two results are:A sea arch,when waves erode a layer of softer rock that underlies a layer a hard rock.Another one is a sea cave,which is formed when ocean waves hit against a steep and rocky coast lots of times.
What barrier islands erode?
because waves roll against it. forcing it to erode
Can the ocean erode?
Ocean waves are what causes weathering and erosion on the coast. The force of the waves can create cracks in rocks and break them apart into smaller rockogjswziys.
What do waves erode through?
Mechanical action.
The two processes by which waves erode the land are impact and?
The two processes by which waves erode the land are impact and abrasion
