Erosion

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Sea defence
Sea wall
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Type of land zone
Coast
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water that washes up on the beach after an incoming wave has broken.
Swash
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When a wave breaks, water is washed up the beach.
Backwash
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They are created from big, strong waves when the wind is powerfu
Destructive wave
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They are created in calm weather and are less powerful.
Constructive wave
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hydraulic structure built from an ocean shore.
Groynes
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describes a process by which sediment, usually sand, lost through longshore drift or erosion is replaced from other sources.
Beach Nourishment
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The transport of sand and pebbles along the coast
Longshore Drift
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the process that breaks things down.
Erosion
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Card 2

Front

Type of land zone

Back

Coast

Card 3

Front

water that washes up on the beach after an incoming wave has broken.

Back

Preview of the front of card 3

Card 4

Front

When a wave breaks, water is washed up the beach.

Back

Preview of the front of card 4

Card 5

Front

They are created from big, strong waves when the wind is powerfu

Back

Preview of the front of card 5
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