Coastal Processes Key Words

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Across
  1. 1. frequency, how many waves there are in a given time limit eg one minute.
  2. 5. how far a wave has travelled
  3. 6. this is when sea water dissolves certain types of rocks.
  4. 8. weathering plants and animals weaken the structure of the rock until it breaks away.
  5. 9. sand sized particles are bounced along the sea bed by the flow of water.
  6. 14. large blocks of rock slide downhill
  7. 16. the rapid, free-fall of rock from a steep cliff face.
  8. 17. boulders and pebbles are rolled along the sea bed.
  9. 18. soil moves slowly down the slope under the influence of gravity and added weight from water creating ridges of soil
  10. 20. weathering If they contact rock the acid in the rainwater and seawater can dissolve it.
  11. 21. this is when pebbles grind along a rock platform, much like sandpaper.
  12. 23. the downhill movement of rock and soil because of gravity
  13. 24. the movement of sediment within moving water.
  14. 26. Slump of saturated (full of water) soil and weak rock along a curved surface
  15. 27. weathering One example is freeze thaw. LongShoreDrift large scale movement of sediment along a coastline in a zig zag fashion.
  16. 28. the breaking down of rocks in situ.
Down
  1. 1. the difference in height between the crest and the trough of a wave.
  2. 2. the sheer power of the waves as they smash against the cliff.
  3. 3. fine clay and sand particles are carried along within the water.
  4. 4. bottom of a wave
  5. 7. waves moving up the beach
  6. 10. some minerals dissolve in water.
  7. 11. a higher wave with a stronger backwash than swash.
  8. 12. the distance between two successive crests or troughs of a wave
  9. 13. the top of a wave
  10. 15. waves moving back down the beach
  11. 19. the wearing away of rock by moving forces (such as water)
  12. 22. this is when rocks that the sea is carrying knock against each other.
  13. 25. a low wave with a stronger swash than backwash.