COASTS
Across
- 3. A glacial valley which has been flooded by the sea (5)
- 4. A type of weathering caused by acid rain and salt spray (9)
- 6. Beach sediment larger than sand but smaller than pebbles (7)
- 7. A piece of land sticking out to sea (8)
- 8. The forward movement of sediment on a beach caused by a breaking wave (5)
- 10. A small and often circular bay (4)
- 11. The seaward movement of sediment on a beach as a wave retreats (8)
- 13. A form of concrete sea defence often with a curved profile (3,4)
- 15. The erosional force of waves pounding against fissures in a rock face (9,6)
- 19. A tidal wave often caused by earthquakes (7)
- 20. A place where two caves on either side of a headland join together (4)
- 24. An extension of a beach where a coast changes direction (4)
- 26. A drowned river mouth (3)
- 27. The very deep part of an ocean corresponding with a subduction zone (5,6)
- 28. An indentation in a cliff caused by erosion of a weak point (4)
- 29. An isolated mass of rock offshore - like Old Harry (5)
Down
- 1. A man-made obstruction stretching out to sea to prevent beach erosion (6)
- 2. The movement of sand and shingle along a beach (9,5)
- 5. A wetland that is often found in estuaries (4,5)
- 9. A flat area created by marine erosion (4,3,8)
- 11. An indentation in a coastline (3)
- 12. A place where marine erosion is taking place (5)
- 14. A small sand hill behind a beach (4)
- 16. The act of piling more sand on an eroded beach (13)
- 17. A form of erosion involving impact of sediment against a cliff face (8)
- 18. The process which causes sediment to become smaller and rounder (9)
- 21. The tidal lower reaches of a river valley (7)
- 22. The distance over which the wind acts upon a water surface (5)
- 23. An accumulation of sand, shingle or pebbles at a sheltered part of the coast (5)
- 25. Changes in local sea level caused by gravitational pull of the moon (4)