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How do waves erode?

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by breaking down the rock through abrasion, by it's impact, and by it's speed.

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How can waves erode shorelines?
They wear away rock at the base of rocky shorelines.
How does a wave erode by abrasion?
Abrasion is the 'sand papering' effect of the wave on a cliff
How do waves erode rock?
Waves hit the rock and takes little bits of rock
How do waves erode rocks?
the waves come to the shoreline, cliffs, etc. and when they get there, they take little bits of their material every time they pull back
How does waves erode rocks?
Throughout time as the hard rocking waves push up against rocks, they start to wear off the surface of the rocks. It's like when you're peeling a carrot; as you shred your "eroding" away the peels.