Across
- 2. storm surge elevates water up to the dunes
- 5. Where the beach face is alternately covered by the run up of the wave swash & then exposed again
- 7. water goes over the dunes and sand is deposited inland
- 11. Quartz is the most abundant material that makes up this.
- 13. water is free flowing passed the dunes; creates new inlets and often occurs on islands
- 14. The movement of weathered materials from one place to another
Down
- 1. where the waves become unstable & break
- 3. Where small waves occur following a wave breaking
- 4. An accumulation of unconsolidated sediment
- 6. waves and currents remove sand from the beach
- 8. Breakdown of material by wind, waves, ice, etc.
- 9. Nearly vertical cut into the beach profile formed by wave erosion
- 10. The area of the beach that is sometimes covered in water and sometimes completely dry
- 12. Nearly flat back portion of beach formed by material deposited by waves