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Hydrochloric action
Waves smash rocks and pebbles onto the shore into each other and they break and become smoother
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Attrition
Air may become trapped in joints and cracks on a cliff face. When a wave breaks the air trapped compresses which weakens the cliff and causes erosion
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Abrasion
Bits of rock and sand in waves grind down cliff surfaces like sand paper
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Solution
Acids contained in sea water will dissolve some type of rock such as chalk and limestone
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Fetch
How far waves have travelled
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Card 2

Front

Attrition

Back

Air may become trapped in joints and cracks on a cliff face. When a wave breaks the air trapped compresses which weakens the cliff and causes erosion

Card 3

Front

Abrasion

Back

Preview of the front of card 3

Card 4

Front

Solution

Back

Preview of the front of card 4

Card 5

Front

Fetch

Back

Preview of the front of card 5

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