KQ1 CROSSWORD ON COASTAL BY AISYAH

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Across
  1. 1. Help trap sediments and reduce coastal erosion
  2. 5. The type of wave that is also known as swells and spilling breakers
  3. 8. Wave ______ is the process by which waves change direction as they approach a coast
  4. 9. ______ currents are ocean currents that flow parallel to a coast
  5. 10. Affects the movement of waves
  6. 12. Resistant rocks which extend into the sea
  7. 14. Motion that rapidly decreases with depth
  8. 15. Loses energy due to gravity and friction with the land and returns to the sea as backwash
  9. 17. Affects coastal environments
  10. 18. Lowest part of a wave
  11. 19. Where the lithosphere and hydrosphere meets
Down
  1. 2. When rock particles carried away by waves rub or hit against one another, they break down into smaller pieces and become smoother and more rounded over time
  2. 3. Pillar of rock in the sea left behind after an arch collapses
  3. 4. Large-scale, continuous movements of water in seas and oceans
  4. 5. Determines the hardness of rocks and their resistance to erosion
  5. 6. Structures comprising colonies of billions of tiny polyps
  6. 7. The distance the wind has travelled over seas and oceans to form waves
  7. 11. Interaction between communities of plants, animals and the environment
  8. 13. Observed to know the amount of energy in waves
  9. 16. A long, narrow ridge of sand or pebbles with one attached to the land