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WEEK 6
TOPIC: ACTION OF WAVES
CONTENT:
SUB-TOPIC 1: DEFINITION OF WAVES, TIDES AND OCEAN CURRENTS
Waves are formed by winds blowing over the ocean surface which cause the surface water to move towards the coast in ripples or waves. In other word wave can be defined as an oscillatory movement of a large body of water approaching the coast. It is the most powerful and important agent of marine erosion.
Tide is the alternate rise and fall of the surface of the sea, approximately two times a day.
Ocean current is the regular movement of the surface water of the ocean from one part of the ocean to another.
SUB – TOPIC 2: EROSIONAL PROCESSES OF WAVES (MECHANISM OF WAVE EROSION)
SUB – TOPIC 3: EROSIONAL FEATURES OF WAVE ACTION
The features produce by wave action include:
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