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Beaches. Beaches are composed of the sediment-type available. Parts of a beach. A sandy beach. A rocky beach. Wave Refraction. Bends waves toward the beach. Produces longshore drift of sand. Produces longshore current. Animation of Wave Refraction and Longshore Drift.
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Beaches Beaches are composed of the sediment-type available Parts of a beach A sandy beach A rocky beach
Wave Refraction Bends waves toward the beach Produces longshore drift of sand Produces longshore current
Animation of Wave Refraction and Longshore Drift Beach Drifting and Longshore Currents
Effects of Wave Refraction Causes erosion of headlands, deposition in bays
Features of an Emergent Coastline Definitive features of an emergent coastline
Features of an Submergent Coastline Definitive features of a submergent coastline