1
Q
How do tides form
A
The moons gravity pulls on the water this pull make the water bulg towards the moon in between the bulges is low tide
2
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Size of waves depend on
A
Fetch
Wind strength
Amount of time the wind blows
Direction
3
Q
Hydraulic action
A
Force of moving water exerts on the rock dislodging tiny particles through cavitation
4
Q
Abrasion
A
Silt and sediments carried by the water scrape or grind agains the river banks or rocks
5
Q
Attrition
A
When rock are are carried by water they know against each other becoming rounder and smoother
6
Q
Solution
A
Water is a able to dissolve certain minerals found in rock
7
Q
Wave cut platform
A
Waves erode the base of the rocks then it collapses cliff eventually retreats inland and a rocky bottom remains called a wave cut platform
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