Coasts Revision Crossword

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Across
  1. 2. DRIFT Where sand moves along the beach in a zigzag pattern
  2. 4. A tall, steep rock face at the edge of the sea
  3. 6. The perfect place to build a sandcastle
  4. 8. A curved part of the coast between two headlands
  5. 9. The famous saying about respecting beaches: "Take nothing but _____, leave nothing but footprints"
  6. 11. TIDE MARK The highest point the water reaches during the day
  7. 14. A tall column of rock standing in the sea
  8. 15. ZONE This area gets covered and uncovered as the tide moves in and out
  9. 16. When a wave rushes up the beach after breaking
  10. 17. A long "finger" of sand stretching into the water
  11. 20. NOURISHMENT Adding sand to a beach to replace what's been lost
  12. 23. The wearing away of land by water or wind
  13. 24. WAVES Waves that help build up beaches by dropping off sand
  14. 25. When sand and rocks are dropped off to build up the land
  15. 27. Planting trees and grasses to hold sand dunes together
  16. 29. Sandy hills formed by the wind behind beaches
  17. 31. CONCERNS Pollution, overfishing, and climate change are examples of these
  18. 34. A piece of land that sticks out into the sea
  19. 35. WEATHERING When acidic seawater dissolves rocks like limestone
Down
  1. 1. Taking care of the coast so future generations can enjoy it
  2. 3. CHANGE Rising temperatures that could cause sea levels to rise
  3. 5. Long walls built out into the sea to trap moving sand
  4. 7. A rock formation with a hole through it, like a doorway in the sea
  5. 8. When the water flows back down into the sea
  6. 10. The breaking down of rocks over time
  7. 12. How places and environments are connected to each other
  8. 13. WAVES Waves that take sand away from the beach
  9. 18. Where the land meets the sea
  10. 19. WALLS Stone walls built to protect the coast from waves
  11. 21. NETS Old fishing nets that harm sea creatures after being abandoned
  12. 22. CUT PLATFORM A flat rocky area at the base of a coastal cliff
  13. 26. BAR Underwater ridges of sand formed by waves
  14. 28. The flat part of the beach where you put your towel to sunbathe
  15. 30. A hole in a cliff formed by waves crashing against it
  16. 32. A sand bridge connecting an island to the mainland
  17. 33. A coast's unique features that make it different from others
  18. 35. DEVELOPMENT Building houses and roads near the sea