Coasts Crossword

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