Constructive wave

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Salt weathering is when salt spray from the sea gets into a crack in a rock. It may evaporate and crystallise, putting pressure on the surrounding rock and weakening the structure.

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A spit is an extended stretch of beach material that sticks out to sea and is joined to the mainland at one end.

Aerial view of Spurn Point from the mouth of the Humber Estuary

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Waves are caused by the transfer of energy from the wind to the sea due to the friction of the wind on the water’s surface.

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A bar is a ridge of sand or single that joins two headlands either side of a bay.

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