Year 10 Coastal Terms Crossword

1. Ridge of sand that extends into open water.
3. The water that comes up onto the beach from a broken wave.
5. Upward movement of water from deep in the ocean.
6. A sediment filled wave that is not very powerful that helps construct beaches by depositing their sediments.
9. A main land mass jutting out into the sea.
12. A glassy, powerful wave that hits the coastline with force and erodes it.
13. High land mass that is connected to the coast to create vertical walls.
15. Swash returning back out to sea.
16. Created by non-marine processes.
17. The distance travelled by a sea wave from its initiation to the coast.
19. The damaging/taking away of the coast due to natural and man-made factors.
22. Cliff that has been eroded on one side to create a cave with water flowing through it.
23. A bend or curve in a geological feature.
24. An area of shallow water separated from the sea by low sandy dunes.

1. The regular, long period waves formed due to distant weather systems.
2. Created by marine processes.
4. The land along the edge of a sea, lake, broad river, etc.
7. Large area of flat rocks at the base of coastal cliffs.
8. An area where sand has built up in a body of water.
10. A mud covered, gently sloping tract of land, alternately covered and left bare by tidal waves.
11. An indentation of a shoreline, usually long and narrow, small bay or arm.
14. A land mass that stands out from the headland, formed when an arch breaks.
18. A cavity eroded into one side of a cliff that has rocks and sand inside it.
20. A hill made up of sand constructed by wind.
21. A sand bank that is built up in between a stack and a headland that connects the two.
22. Where the coast meets the land.
23. A land mass that has been cut out due to erosion from waves.
25. Cliff that has been eroded on both sides to create an opening and a rock form in the shape of an arch.