Coast Crossword

3. This influences the coast, by gradually decaying and breaking down rock along the coast
4. Along Adelaide's coastline, over 1/3 of this has died due to poor water quality entering the ocean
8. This is an artificial structure designed to trap sand being moved by longshore drift, protecting the beach
9. These are indents in the coastline between two headlands
11. These occur when wind blows loose, dry sand from the beach inland
12. A column of rock which stands separate from the rest of the headland
13. Soft, less resistant rock that erodes quicker than hard resistant rock
15. This occurs where there is no beach to absorb wave energy, and high energy waves break directly agains cliffs

1. Hard, resistant rock
2. The natural movement of sand northwards
5. This structure is placed parallel to the shoreline to separate the land from the water
6. This generates waves which shape the coastline
7. These are resistant outcrops of rock sticking out into the sea
10. The length of water over which a given wind has blown
14. The primary sand dune, closest to the beach
15. This sand dune is the furthest from the ocean
16. Occur when the ocean erodes areas of weakness at the foot of a cliff