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Types of erosion
Hydraulic
power
Abrasion
Attrition
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Hydraulic power
Waves
crash against rock and compress the air within the
cracks
, putting pressure on the rock and widening the cracks, causing bits of rock to break off
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Abrasion
Eroded particles in the
water
scrape and rub against the rock, removing small pieces of the
seabed
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Attrition
Eroded particles in the
water
collide and break into smaller pieces, becoming more
rounded
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