The Coastal system

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Diurnal range
The difference between the lowest temperature and the highest temperature in a 24-hour period.
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Solution
The dissolving action of water on rocks, particularly carbonate rocks such as limestone.
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Acid rain
A broad term used to describe several ways that acids fall out of the atmosphere. A more precise term is acid deposition, which has two part: wet and dry.
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Wave frequency
The number of waves per minute
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Wave crest
The highest point of a wave
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Wave trough
The lowest point of a wave
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The dissolving action of water on rocks, particularly carbonate rocks such as limestone.

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Acid rain

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Wave frequency

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Wave crest

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