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What is longshore drift?
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a type of transportation of materials being moved across the beach by waves.
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What are the four ways that waves and tidal currents transport sediment?
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Saltation Solution Traction Suspension |
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What does traction do?
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Large boulders and rocks are rolled along the sea bed.
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What does saltation do?
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Small pebbles and shoes are bounced along the sea floor.
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What does suspension do?
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Fine, light material is carried along by the current.
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What does solution do?
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Minerals are dissolved in a water. This us a chemical process.
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