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How do waves shape the shorelines?

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When waves crash against rocks on coasts or shorelines?

on shorelines


How do waves change shorelines?

Waves, especially during severe storms, erode shorelines by washing away sand, rocks and soil.


What can erosion by waves destroy?

sandy shorelines


The constant action of waves is a major source of erosion along shorelines?

waves


When may a storm not produced high-energy waves?

During storms,large, high-energy waves can erode the shore very quickly. These waves can break off large chunks of rock. Many of the features of shorelines are shaped by storm waves.


Is the constant action of waves a major source of erosion along shorelines?

Yes


What are the effects waves and current have on shorelines?

They affect shorelines because, they cause erosion so it causes the beach or island to shrink


How do waves change?

Waves, especially during severe storms, erode shorelines by washing away sand, rocks and soil.


Do headlands or bays or regular shorelines experience more erosion?

headlands will experience the most, because they are the line of least resistance (sticking out into the sea) and will catch the full force of the waves, as opposed to the bays and shorelines they shelter.


What are facts about shorelines?

Shorelines are along the shore


What are sandy beaches formed by?

They are formed by waves that crash onto shorelines. They carry smalls rocks and stones that have been broken down by the process of "erosion"


How do waves shape a coast?

waves use their special powers to shape the coast and they also help in making animals and people and countries with magic