coasts crossword

2. thaw- rainwater freezing and expanding inside a rock forcing it to crack open
3. action- the wearing away of coastal rock by the impact of crashing waves against the coast.
7. weathering- the type of weathering when plant roots split the rock making it crack.
8. when waves pick up beach material and hurl them at the base of the cliff.
9. when the eroded material is moved from one place to another.
12. wave- a type of wave that scrapes the beach and has more energy.
13. when certain types of cliff erode as a result of weak acids in the sea

1. weathering- the type of weathering 'acidic rainwater' is in.
4. eroded and transported material is put down somewhere new.
5. ice,rivers,waves or wind pick up broken rocks and use them to wear away the land.
6. wave- a type of wave that pushes material up to the beach.
8. rocks and pebbles bumping into each other and breaking, making the pieces smoother and rounder.
10. the water that goes into sand.
11. something that slows down the bottom and top of water.
14. skin- the rock expanding during the day, the rock contracting in the cold night.