Explanation In the water, waves are generated when the wind flows on its surface. The wind allows the water to move up and down and that motion of water as waves delivers energy to shore. This is the energy, not the water molecules that work as a sledgehammer...

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The way in which ocean waves weather the shore by mechanical weathering.

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