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the most important
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short term process
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waves move sand
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on shore
along the shore out to sea |
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largely a function of fetch
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the extent of an area of ocean over which unidirectional wind blows
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the greater the fetch
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the larger the waves
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wind causes
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some waves
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what causes the majority of waves
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gravitational pull from the sun and mostly from the moon
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most waves strike the coast @
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oblique angles which creates long currents
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oblique angles are responsible for
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littoral drift
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littoral drift
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moves sediment along the beach
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