Coasts Crossword
Across
- 3. when the sea wears away rock because it is rough as it is carrying sediment
- 5. and area of soft rock that has eroded to form a sheltered area
- 9. when sand is brought to the beach to replace sand that has been eroded
- 10. a town in the UK that has a beach and is found on the Holderness Coast
- 12. a village in the UK which is being eroded by the waves
- 13. fertiliser made by seagulls
- 14. the area between the land and the sea
- 15. waves moving onto the beach in the same direction as the wind
- 18. when waves drop the material they are carrying
Down
- 1. an area created by deposition because the direction of the coastline has changed e.g. Spurn Point
- 2. waves moving off the beach by gravity
- 4. the surname of your favourite geography teacher
- 6. the process that transports material along a coast
- 7. a wooden wall that stops longshore drift
- 8. when rocks crash into each other and break into smaller pieces
- 11. an area of hard rock that does not erode so quickly and sticks out into the sea
- 16. the removal and breaking down of rocks by the waves
- 17. the distance of sea over which the wind will blow