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waves and currents make the shore bigger

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Q: What affects do water waves and currents have on beaches?
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How waves and currents are affecting this over time?

Currents and waves help to deposit and take away sand mainly in the beaches. this affects the size and shape of the beach. stronger waves take away sand and weak waves deposit sand on the beach.


How are waves and currents affecting this beach over time?

Currents and waves help to deposit and take away sand mainly in the beaches. this affects the size and shape of the beach. stronger waves take away sand and weak waves deposit sand on the beach.


Can waves and currents help form beaches.?

Yes they can.


Are beaches deposition or erosion?

Beaches can experience both deposition and erosion. Deposition occurs when sand and sediment are deposited on the beach by waves and currents, building up the beach. Erosion occurs when waves and currents remove sand and sediment from the beach, causing it to shrink or erode.


How are currents different from waves?

Currents are a small source of water moving and waves are a bigger source of water moving. The waves are control (more or less made) by the wind where as the waves control and create the currents which is pretty strange. Currents are the one associated with the movement of water where as Waves carry only Energy i.e. NO mass transport


How do waves and currents affect beaches over time?

when it washes over a sand dunes


What is formed in water when it reaches th shore?

When water reaches the shore, it can form various landforms such as beaches, sandbars, spits, and lagoons. Waves and currents play a role in shaping these coastal features.


Is a ocean lentic or lotic water?

It has to be Lotic, because of waves and currents.


What is the the definition of a coast?

A coast is the land near a body of water, such as an ocean or sea, where it meets the land. It is characterized by beaches, cliffs, or other features formed by the action of waves and currents.


What do waves and currents have in common?

they are made of water?


How do longshore currents form?

beaches absorb waves and backwash in some areas of the coast


How dose water move?

water flows in currents/waves