Erosion and Deposition: Oceans Only

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ocean waves

This agent of erosion and deposition pounds against the shoreline braking rock apart creating sand. It deposits sand to form beaches. It also moves or erodes sand away from beaches.

<p>This agent of erosion and deposition pounds against the shoreline braking rock apart creating sand. It deposits sand to form beaches. It also moves or erodes sand away from beaches.</p>

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barrier island

a long, relatively narrow island running parallel to the mainland-built up by deposition of sediments by wave action, and serving to protect the coast from erosion by surf and tidal surges.

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beach

Wave-washed sediment along a coast

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long shore current

the currents flow parallel to the shore and move large amounts of sediment along the shore