Attrition is when waves cause rocks and pebbles to bump into each other and break up.

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Corrosion/solution is when certain types of cliff erode as a result of weak acids in the sea.

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Corrasion, abrasion, hydraulic action, attrition and corrosion/solution.

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The wearing away of land by the sea.

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Coastal erosion is the wearing away of the land by the sea.

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