Coasts KQ1

2. a wide coastal indentation often found between headlands
5. currents that flow parallel to a coast
7. an area hollowed ny wave action at the base of a cliff
10. more resistant rock which extend into the sea
12. waves with a strong swash and a weak backwash resulting in the deposition of sediments
15. large scale and continuous movements of water in the seas and oceans
16. the area where the land meets the sea
17. a steep and near-vertical rock face found along coast
18. a spit that connects an offshore island
20. a bridge of rock above an opening

1. water that moves up the beach
3. the process by which sea water reacts chemically with water soluble minerals in coastal rocks and dissolve the rocks
4. the distance the wind has travelled over seas and oceans to form waves
6. a gently sloping platform at the base of a cliff
8. waves with a strong backwash and a weak swash resulting in sediments being eroded from the beach
9. water that moves back to the sea from the beach
11. the process by which rock particles carried by waves rub against one another and break into smaller pieces
13. the interaction of plant and animal communities with each other and the environment
14. a pillar of rock in the sea left behind after an arch collapses
19. a zone of sediment deposition