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    Coastal erosion is the breaking down and carrying away of materials like rocks, soils, and sand along coastlines by the sea. It occurs through four main processes: corrasion as waves slowly erode cliff faces; abrasion as waves throw materials against the coastline; attrition as carried materials wear each other down; and hydraulic action as wave forces trap air in cliff cracks. Local sea level rise, strong waves, and flooding contribute to wearing down and carrying away coastal materials through these erosive processes.

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    Coastal erosion is the breaking down and carrying away of materials like rocks, soils, and sand along coastlines by the sea. It occurs through four main processes: corrasion as waves slowly erode cliff faces; abrasion as waves throw materials against the coastline; attrition as carried materials wear each other down; and hydraulic action as wave forces trap air in cliff cracks. Local sea level rise, strong waves, and flooding contribute to wearing down and carrying away coastal materials through these erosive processes.

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    COASTAL EROSION WPS Office

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    Coastal erosion is the breaking down and carrying away of materials like rocks, soils, and sand along coastlines by the sea. It occurs through four main processes: corrasion as waves slowly erode cliff faces; abrasion as waves throw materials against the coastline; attrition as carried materials wear each other down; and hydraulic action as wave forces trap air in cliff cracks. Local sea level rise, strong waves, and flooding contribute to wearing down and carrying away coastal materials through these erosive processes.

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    COASTAL EROSION

    What is Coastal Erosion?


    Coastal Erosion is the breaking down and carrying
    away of materials by the sea.
    What is the Process of Coastal Erosion?
    Local sea level rise, strong wave action and coastal
    flooding wear down or carry away rocks, soils, and/or sand
    along the coast.
    What are the four types od
    Coastal Erosion?
    Corrasion
    It occus when
    waves break on
    cliff faces and
    slowly evode it.
    Abrasion
    When rocks and other
    materials carried by the
    sea are picked up by
    stong waves and thrown
    against the coaastline
    causing more material to
    be broken off and
    carried away by the sea.
    Attrition
    When material such as
    rocks and stones
    carried away by the
    waves hit and knock
    against each other
    wearing them down.
    Hydraulic Action
    Happens through
    the forces of the
    waves hitting a
    coastline and
    trapping air into
    cracks and joints on
    the face of a cliff.

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