Coastal Environment

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Across
  1. 2. the ratio of wave height to wave length
  2. 5. ________ break far from the shore and with little energy
  3. 9. the time waves take to travel through one wave lengthy
  4. 11. Water that moves back to the sea from the beach
  5. 12. the distance the wind has travelled over seas and oceans to form waves
  6. 14. combined effect of longshore current and beach drift
  7. 16. a wide coastal indentation often found between headlands
  8. 17. a spit that connects an offshore island
  9. 19. _______ action is the main shaping force of coastal environment
  10. 20. a steep and near-vertical rock face found along coasts
Down
  1. 1. ________ break violently on the shore with high energy
  2. 3. daily alternate rise and fall in the sea level
  3. 4. ocean currents that flow parallel to a coast
  4. 6. the process by which waves change direction as they approach a coast
  5. 7. large scale,continuous movements of water in seas and oceans
  6. 8. a long, narrow ridge of sand or pebbles with one end attached to the land
  7. 10. area where the land meets the sea
  8. 13. structures comprising colonies of billions of tiny polyps
  9. 15. Water that moves up the beach
  10. 18. a zone of sediment deposition