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A sandy beach

Beaches. Beaches are composed of the sediment-type available. Parts of a beach. A sandy beach. A rocky beach. Wave Refraction. Bends waves toward the beach. Produces longshore drift of sand. Produces longshore current. Animation of Wave Refraction and Longshore Drift.

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A sandy beach

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  1. Beaches Beaches are composed of the sediment-type available Parts of a beach A sandy beach A rocky beach

  2. Wave Refraction Bends waves toward the beach Produces longshore drift of sand Produces longshore current

  3. Animation of Wave Refraction and Longshore Drift Beach Drifting and Longshore Currents

  4. Effects of Groins and Jetties

  5. Effects of Jetties on Longshore Drift

  6. Effects of Wave Refraction Causes erosion of headlands, deposition in bays

  7. Refraction also causes formation of baymouth bars and spits

  8. Features of an Emergent Coastline Definitive features of an emergent coastline

  9. Features of an Submergent Coastline Definitive features of a submergent coastline

  10. Marine Terrace

  11. Generalized Profile of the Atlantic Coastal Plain

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