Waves erosion-Jose Carlos
Across
- 2. Large ocean waves are the result of powerful _______ far out at sea.
- 6. As waves come to shore, they gradually change _________
- 9. waves cause pieces of rock to break off
- 10. are beaches that projects like a finger out into the water
- 11. Waves shape the coast through ________ by breaking down rock and transporting sand.
- 12. formed as waves hollow out the cliff
- 14. are a part of the shore that sticks out into the ocean
- 15. are the major force of erosion along coasts.
- 16. An area of wave-washed sediment along a coast
- 17. Formed when sea caves on either side of a headland join
Down
- 1. One way waves can erode is by _____
- 2. is a long ridge of sand parallel to the shore
- 3. as waves repeatedly hit the beach, some of the beach sediment moves down the beach with the current- called
- 4. The energy in waves comes from _______ that blows across the water’s surface.
- 5. large waves _______ rocks along the shore with great force
- 7. is the wearing away of rock by a grinding action
- 8. waves shape a coast when they deposit forming coastal features
- 13. Left standing when a sea arch collapses
- 14. Headlands stand out from the coast because they are made out of _______ that resists erosion by the waves
- 16. forms when storm waves pile up large amounts of sand above sea level, forming a long narrow island parallel to the coast