Geography Key Words

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Across
  1. 2. when the swash is stronger than the backwash
  2. 4. animals and plants can wear away rock
  3. 8. when rocks or sand are dropped into a different place
  4. 10. when the backwash is bigger than the swash
  5. 11. the length of the wave
  6. 14. when the waves throw or hurl rocks at a cliff
  7. 15. the movement of material from one place to another
  8. 17. when the layers of rock peel off because of switching from hot and cold climates
  9. 18. solid material
Down
  1. 1. when rock reacts with water
  2. 3. the rush of sea water going up into the beach
  3. 5. when rocks and pebbles bump into each other making it smoother
  4. 6. crashing waves wearing away the coastal rock
  5. 7. when rainwater goes into cracks in rocks and freezes then proceeds to get bigger until it breaks
  6. 9. the most common wind direction
  7. 12. The wearing away of land
  8. 13. movement of material along the coast which approaches at an angle but recedes directly straight
  9. 16. the process of rock formations