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What is coastal erosion?
What is coastal erosion?
- The process of waves retreating back into the sea.
- The breaking down and carrying away of materials by the sea. (correct)
- The process of waves washing up onto the shoreline.
- The build-up of material on the shoreline.
What is the difference between destructive and constructive waves?
What is the difference between destructive and constructive waves?
- Destructive waves and constructive waves have the same strength of swashes and backwashes.
- Destructive waves and constructive waves are the same thing.
- Destructive waves have stronger swashes than backwashes, while constructive waves have stronger backwashes than swashes.
- Destructive waves have stronger backwashes than swashes, while constructive waves have stronger swashes than backwashes. (correct)
What causes the creation of beaches?
What causes the creation of beaches?
- The washing up of water onto the shoreline.
- The deposition of material by constructive waves. (correct)
- The retreat of water back into the sea.
- The erosion of material by destructive waves.
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