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Waves are energy carried by the water, and this energy pounds away at rocks on the shore, eventually wearing them down. Sediment is carried back into the water by the receding waves. As the waves come to shore again, the sediment acts like sandpaper, slowly wearing away at the shoreline.
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How can waves cause erosion?
Waves can wash away the beaches.
Can waves cause erosion?
waves containing acid eat away at substances
Which is a natural cause of soil erosion?
waves,rain and wind
How do waves cause beach erosion?
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Waves cause erosion by impact and what?
Type your answer here... By deflation and abrasion.
What is a way waves cause erosion?
A way waves cause erosion: waves wear away the land and erode the surface.
What are two ways which waves cause erosion?
The two ways in which waves cause erosion are deflation and abrasion.
How can waves cause erosion?
Waves can wash away the beaches.
Do waves in the ocean cause erosion but not deposition?
No
Can waves cause erosion?
waves containing acid eat away at substances
What do waves breaking on a shoreline cause?
Erosion, maybe?
What are two results in which waves cause erosion?
abrasion and corrosion ?
What do rivers glaciers wind and waves cause?
Weathering and Erosion.
Which is a natural cause of soil erosion?
waves,rain and wind
How might waves be harmful to the seashore?
They might cause erosion.
What else besides impact do waves cause erosion by?
Abrasion
Waves cause erosion by impact and what?
Type your answer here... By deflation and abrasion.
