Across
- 2. Manmade structures are constructed along shorelines with the purpose of controlling beach erosion caused by wave action
- 3. The sea-level rise has drowned one or more deep, glacier-carved valleys
- 8. Where land is uplifting faster than the sea is rising; Typically rocky; Staircase-like structures form
- 9. A long container filled with sand and water; can be laid along the top of a beach, inside a dune, or just offshore, where they reduce coastal erosion
- 10. Pile of large rocks built out from the shore; Slows erosion by causing a local buildup of sand; short extensions found on the beach; always man-made
- 12. Zone where the land meets the sea. Extends from the shoreline to the first major terrain change
- 15. Sea-level rise has drowned a region of coastal river valleys, forming a series of wide estuaries, often separated by long peninsulas
- 19. This zone is the area covered by water during low tide. It is constantly pounded by waves as the tides ebb and flow. Burrowing organisms live here
- 20. The part of the beach face that is alternately covered and uncovered with water as each wave arrives
- 22. Rise directly from the sea bed due to seismic or volcanic activity. Never been a part of a continent
Down
- 1. Seaward, extending out to the area where the waves break
- 4. Caused from a global or regional sea level rise; occur where water covers what used to be dry coastline
- 5. Formed from sediment brought to a coast by rivers, erosion of headlands, or moved from offshore by waves
- 6. Designed to reflect wave energy
- 7. Long extensions that can be natural or man-made, designed to slow or stop erosion of waterways. Similar to rock groynes but much longer and narrower
- 11. Found in shallow seas off large landmasses. Has split off from the main land either from plates moving away from each other, sinking of land areas, or sea level rising
- 13. This zone begins at the base of the dunes to the high tide line; Few plants
- 14. Adding large amounts of sand to a beach; Waves and tides spread the sand along the coast, helping to build it up
- 16. Type of secondary coast, consisting of heavily wave-eroded cliffs. Waves hurl beach material against the cliffs eroding rock and creates headland
- 17. This zone contains the area on the beach that is pounded by the surf during high tide, but during low tide, is exposed to the air and sun; no plants in this zone
- 18. Islands that run parallel to the shoreline/mainland. Designed to protect the mainland. Ex. Galveston Island
- 21. Important nesting grounds for shorebirds; protecting the areas behind them from erosion and storm surge; formed from sand brought in by waves and wind