Wave Erosion and Deposition

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Questions

• What is wave pounding and how does it result in erosion?
• What is a tombolo?
• How does hydraulic action result in erosion by waves in a coastal environment?
• What is a berm and what does it represent?
• What is a bay and how it is produced?
• How does erosion and deposition affect a coastline?
• What are the features of erosion and deposition due to waves?
• How do waves cause erosion and deposition?
• What coastal features are formed by wave erosion and deposition?
• Why does wave refraction occur at a shoreline?