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g100num [7]
3 years ago
15

In order to protect the City of Galveston, Texas (located on a barrier islanD. from storm surges, a sea wall was built along the

coast of the island. As a result, wave energy that used to dissipate by running up the sandy beach, now runs into a concrete wall and reflects back onto the small beach in front of the sea wall. What do you suppose this process has done to the beach in front of the wall?
Geography
1 answer:
Mariulka [41]3 years ago
5 0

Answer:

The wall acts as a dissipator for the energy of the ocean waves.

That is why on some coasts to reduce the force with which the waves collide on the shore, breakwaters are made to stop said maritime energy.

Explanation:

That is why this wall, if it is well built, acts as a barrier and stops the waves dissipating it with less energy on the maritime coast.

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