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Wave Scour

Wave Scour. How waves build beaches and can destroy them. Waves are reflected back from the sea wall, pulling sand out to sea. Wave scour undercuts the sea wall. Wall becomes unstable. Seawall collapse. Wave can now attack the coast.

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Wave Scour

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  1. Wave Scour How waves build beaches and can destroy them  Tom Abbott, Biddulph High School and made available through www.sln.org.uk/geography and only for non commercial use in schools

  2.  Tom Abbott, Biddulph High School and made available through www.sln.org.uk/geography and only for non commercial use in schools

  3.  Tom Abbott, Biddulph High School and made available through www.sln.org.uk/geography and only for non commercial use in schools

  4. Waves are reflected back from the sea wall, pulling sand out to sea  Tom Abbott, Biddulph High School and made available through www.sln.org.uk/geography and only for non commercial use in schools

  5.  Tom Abbott, Biddulph High School and made available through www.sln.org.uk/geography and only for non commercial use in schools

  6.  Tom Abbott, Biddulph High School and made available through www.sln.org.uk/geography and only for non commercial use in schools

  7.  Tom Abbott, Biddulph High School and made available through www.sln.org.uk/geography and only for non commercial use in schools

  8.  Tom Abbott, Biddulph High School and made available through www.sln.org.uk/geography and only for non commercial use in schools

  9. Wave scour undercuts the sea wall  Tom Abbott, Biddulph High School and made available through www.sln.org.uk/geography and only for non commercial use in schools

  10.  Tom Abbott, Biddulph High School and made available through www.sln.org.uk/geography and only for non commercial use in schools

  11.  Tom Abbott, Biddulph High School and made available through www.sln.org.uk/geography and only for non commercial use in schools

  12. Wall becomes unstable  Tom Abbott, Biddulph High School and made available through www.sln.org.uk/geography and only for non commercial use in schools

  13. Seawall collapse  Tom Abbott, Biddulph High School and made available through www.sln.org.uk/geography and only for non commercial use in schools

  14. Wave can now attack the coast  Tom Abbott, Biddulph High School and made available through www.sln.org.uk/geography and only for non commercial use in schools

  15.  Tom Abbott, Biddulph High School and made available through www.sln.org.uk/geography and only for non commercial use in schools

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