Erosion - What is the name of the overall process whereby cliffs are worn away by the action of the waves?, Abrasion - What type of wave erosion involves rocks and stones being thrown against cliffs, wearing them away?, Swash - What do we call the movement of sand and shingle up the beach?, Deposit - When waves lose energy, what do they do with the sediment they are carrying?, Solution - What type of wave erosion involves salt in the waves dissolving and wearing away the rocks?, Freeze thaw - What type of weathering involves water freezing and expanding, causing the rocks to break?, Attrition - What type of wave erosion involves rocks and pebbles within the waves crashing against each other to become smaller and rounder?, Constructive - What type of wave builds beaches and has a strong swash?, Hydraulic action - What type of wave erosion involves air being forced in to cracks in rocks wearing away the cliffs?, Fetch - What do we call the distance over which the wind blows to create waves?, Backwash - What do we call the movement of sand and shingle down the beach?, Destructive - What type of wave erodes beaches with a strong backwash?, Biological - What type of weathering involves the roots of trees growing in cracks in rocks, causing the rocks to break?,

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