COASTAL ENVIRONMENT (KQ1)

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Across
  1. 2. a new landform formed when the spit continues to extend until it connects the offshore island to the mainland.
  2. 4. a steep and near-vertical rock face found along coasts.
  3. 8. a pillar of rock in the sea left behind after an arch collapses.
  4. 9. ____ form when wind blws across the surfaces of seas and oceans.
  5. 11. water rushes up a beach when waves break.
  6. 13. the remaining more resistant rocks which extended into the sea.
  7. 14. __________ waves are also known as plunging and surging breakers.
  8. 16. rock particles carried by waves rub or hit against one another and break down into smaller pieces and become smoother and more rounded over time.
  9. 18. ____ are formed when the less resistant rocks are eroded away.
  10. 19. the arrangement and composition of rock found in the area.
Down
  1. 1. the area where the land meets the sea.
  2. 3. swash loses energy due to gravity and friction with the land, and returns to the sea as __________
  3. 4. large-scale, continuous movements of water in seas and oceans.
  4. 5. ________ currents are ocean currents that flow parallel to a coast.
  5. 6. a zone of sediment deposition
  6. 7. wave __________ is the process by which waves change direction as they approach a coast.
  7. 10. __________ waves are also known as swells and spilling breakers.
  8. 12. a long, narrow ridge of sand or pebbles with one end attached to the land.
  9. 15. it is also known as corrosion!
  10. 17. the daily alternate rise and fall in the sea level.