Wave action works to straighten a coast as wave energy focuses around headlands and tends to disperse energy in coves and bays in a process called
A)longshore current.
B)breakers.
C)wave refraction.
D)tidal bore.
E)wave train.

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Wave refraction is the process by which waves focus energy on headlands, causing erosion and straightening the coast, while dispersing energy in bays and coves, resulting in accumulation of sediment and the creation of beaches. Longshore currents, breakers, tidal bores, and wave trains are all related to wave action, but do not describe the process of straightening a coast.

Wave Action Works to Straighten a Coast as Wave Energy