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they don't turn rocks into sand

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Q: How does waves turn rock into to sand?
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How can waves turn rock to sand?

Over time the rock weathers.


How waves can turn rock into sand?

by smashing the rock into other big rocks or by making it travel all over the place little by little breacks down


What do waves make when they break rock into tiny pieces?

waves smash against cliffs to make sand.


Where does the sand on beaches come from?

Sand represents the eroded rock of the continents.


What can we do to stop the waves taking the sand away?

Waves constantly change the look of the shore, but you can stop the waves from moving the sand by creating a rock wall, however this will effect the shore furthur up


Why can't a delta form at a river mouth where the waves are strong?

the waves carry the sand and pieces of rock that form the delta away.


How does a speck of sand turn into a sedimentary rock?

The grain of sand becomes a sedimentary rock when it gets erosion and is deposited on the bottom of a body of water. Then the eroded sand builds up and becomes a sedimentary rock if there is enough eroded sand.


How does igneous rock turn into sand?

Through the processes of weathering and erosion.


How does energy from waves affect a shoreline?

Waves play a major role in building up and breaking down the shoreline. As waves break against a shoreline, rock is broken into sand.


Would it take more wave energy to deposit the sand or the rocks on the beach?

Sand. It takes thousands of years for a rock to turn into sand.


Does Venice really float?

No, it is build on the sand and rock beneath the water.However they say that it is slowly sinking because the waves are slowly washing the sand away underneath.


What does sand turn into when under high pressure and high temperature?

it will turn into the metamorphic rock, Quartzite