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Why do tugboats have tires on them?
The tires on the sides of the tugboat prevent damage to boats being guided by the tug if it should bump against them. They also prevent damage to the tug from bumping against seawalls and so on.
What are groins breakwaters and seawalls?
Structures built to protect beaches
What is the difference between a groyne and a seawall?
Compare and contrast seawalls and groins
What are three ways to prevent a beach orison?
Erosion affects and shapes the entire world. From the mountains to the coast, erosion is evident everywhere. Since erosion is unavoidable, the problem becomes discovering ways to prevent it. Present beach erosion prevention methods include sand dunes, vegetation, seawalls, sandbags, and sand fences.
What are some pros about seawalls?
sea walls can fight against erosion and wave damage
What can you do to counteract the negative effects of physical changes in nature?
Build groins and seawalls is one example of what you can do.
What coastal areas use seawalls?
all costal areas that lack a natural barrier. ie..Reef, Mountain Range..etc...
What is the drawback of seawalls?
Erosion will occur eventually, the water will eventually break through the sea wall and start eroding the houses built behind it. Sea walls are also very expensive to build, they take up a lot of the money from the local government, which means that taxes will increase for the residents in that particular area.
What have people done to try and control tidal waves?
People have constructed seawalls in some areas to help reduce their impact, but these waves can't realy be controlled.
How can shorelines be protected from erosion's?
Shorelines can be protected from erosion by jettys, bluffs, and seawalls.*jetty-a pier or structure of stones, piles, or the like, projecting into the seaor other body of water to protect a harbor, deflect the current, etc.bluff-a cliff, headland, or hill with a broad, steep faceseawall-a protective structure of stone or concrete; extends from shore intothe water to prevent a beach from washing away
What are the advantages and disadvantages of seawalls?
the advantages are that they help slow down erosion and thedisadvantages are they are so expensive to build
How did the dutch defeat invading Spain?
By military geniuses as Stadholder Maurits van Oranje and Frederik van Oranje, the Dutch also used there environment good, like breaking the seawalls so the Spanish couldn't move further.
