Coasts Crossword

2. A curved part of the coastline where the sea has eroded the land, found between headlands.
3. A piece of land that sticks out into the sea, made from harder rock that resists erosion.
5. The force of water hitting the coast, trapping air in cracks to break the rock apart.
7. The wearing away of rock or land by natural forces like waves, wind and rain.
8. A wave that brings sand and pebbles onto the beach, building it up.
9. A coastline with different rock types and rates of erosion, creating headlands and bays.
13. The movement of water back down the beach, returning to the sea.
14. The sea ‘deposits’ the sand, pebbles and rocks it has been carrying
15. The distance a wave travels across open water before it reaches the coast.

1. The movement of water up the beach after a wave breaks.
4. Rocks and pebbles carried by the sea knock into each other, eroding each other.
6. A coastline with the same type of rock and rate of erosion throughout.
10. A type of erosion where rocks like limestone are dissolved in seawater.
11. When waves cause rocks and sand to wear away cliffs like sandpaper would.
12. A strong wave that removes material from the beach.