Aeolian - Is the process in which winds shape the face of the Earth/
Spinifex - A coastal grass, native to Australia, that grows on sand dunes
Constructive Waves - Waves that are generally thought to carry sediment due to the fact that they have a large swash zone which pushes further up a beach than other waves.
Corrasion - Erosion of a surface by materials carried in water streams
Corrosion - The disintegration of a material due to chemical reactions with its environment.
Refraction - The direction change in a wave due to a change in its speed
Deposition - Is the process through which material is added to a land mass.
Destructive Waves - Plunging waves the have a short wavelength that with each break erode the beach
Erosion - Erosion is the process in which material is removed from an area, usually by wind or flowing water.
Hydraulic action - Is a form of erosion where flowing water rushes into a crack in a rock compressing the air inside. When the wave recedes the air expands with force enough to chip the rock inside.
Longshore drift - Is the transportation of sediments along a coast at an angle to the shore.
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