Coastal Landscapes

5. An incoming coastal wave
8. The ______ wind is the most common direction of wind e.g. SW in the British Isles
9. A circular motion of water caused by wind
12. A raised mass of resistant rock which juts out into the sea
13. A ____ wave is one that deposits material to build coastal landforms
17. An area of sea between two headlands
18. Wooden or concrete barriers built across a beach, out into sea, to prevent the movement of material
20. This type of coastal defense is a line of huge boulders dumped along the coast
21. This type of rock is formed in layers where sand and soil have become condensed over millions of years
23. The movement of material along a beach due to the angle of the waves
24. A pillar of rock that stands in the sea
26. An extended beach that grows by deposition across a bay or river mouth
27. An outcrop of flat or gently sloping rock on the shoreline, often formed where cliffs have been eroded

1. The study of the origins and structures of the Earth through rocks
2. The wearing away of land by material carried in rivers, glaciers, waves and wind
3. The outgoing water from a coastal wave
4. ______ action is the action of the waves
5. The remains of a stack that has been eroded by the sea
6. This type of costal defense is a long concrete barrier which deflects the power of the waves
7. This type of coastal defense is made from large, wire-mesh cages filled with rocks
10. A hollow space at the base of a cliff eroded by waves
11. A coastal feature created by erosion of back-to-back caves
14. This type of igneous rock is formed when magma cools inside the crust
15. This type of rock is made from magma which was cooled
16. This type of rock is made when igneous or sedimentary rock is transformed due to heat and pressure
17. Material which the sea deposits on the coast
19. A ___ wave is one that removes material from the coastline
22. This type of igneous rock is formed when magma cools outside the crust
25. A very steep, rocky slope