Geography Key words

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Across
  1. 6. the movement of water, sand or pebbles up the beach slope after a wave breaks
  2. 7. a chemical process where water dissolves certain types of rock
  3. 9. a type of coastal and river erosion where the sheer power of moving water forces air into cracks in the rock
  4. 11. the wearing away and removal of rocks
  5. 12. Waves get their ...... from the wind blowing across the surface of the water
Down
  1. 1. the movement of water as it flows back down a beach toward the sea after a wave breaks
  2. 2. a key process where rocks or minerals are dissolved by water
  3. 3. a low-energy ocean wave that deposits sand and pebbles onto a shore, helping to build up beaches over time
  4. 4. a type of coastal and river erosion where rocks and pebbles fling against a cliff face or riverbank, wearing it away like sandpaper
  5. 5. Is a continuous distance that wind blows to form a wave.
  6. 8. length the distance between the top of one wave and the crest of the next wave right behind it
  7. 10. powerful, storm-generated waves that remove sediment from the beach and erode the coastline