Wave Erosion -Veronica
Across
- 3. _____is a long ridge of sand parallel to the shore
- 5. _____are beaches that projects like a finger out into the water
- 6. ______ are a part of the shore that sticks out into the ocean
- 10. Over time waves can make small ______ in the rock larger
- 12. The ______ in waves comes from wind that blows across the water’s surface.
- 13. One way waves can erode is by _____.
- 14. _____forms when storm waves pile up large amounts of sand above sea level, forming a long narrow island parallel to the coast
- 15. Large waves ___ rocks along the shore with great force
Down
- 1. As waves come to shore, they gradually change _____
- 2. _____ are the major force of erosion along coasts.
- 4. _____ As waves repeatedly hit the beach, some of the beach sediment moves down the beach with the current- called _______
- 7. Waves can also erode by ______
- 8. When the wave hits land, the _______ wears away rock like sandpaper
- 9. ____formed when sea caves on either side of a headland join
- 11. ____formed as waves hollow out the cliff