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Explain how wind moves during the day at the shoreline. You must use the words pressure AND density in your explanation.

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When air pressure winds blow over open water, energy is transferred from air to water, and waves are created. As the waves density travel towards the shore and begin to "feel" the bottom, their direction turns toward shore in process called refraction. As the waves travel towards shore, they shoal.

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