Across
- 3. low sand hills formed behind beaches by deposition, and usually secured by vegetation
- 5. drift sand is moved along a beach by wave action
- 8. g__________ are built to reduce sand erosion from beaches
- 9. process of transporting away weathered material, by wind, water or ice
- 10. low energy waves which deposits sediment during the swash
- 12. a t____________ is a sand spit which joins mainland to a nearby island
- 13. the return flow of water down a beach after a wave has broken
- 16. world's largest gorge, on the Colorado River in the USA
- 17. landform created when waves cut through a headland
Down
- 1. natural feature on earth's surface eg mountain, valley, cliff
- 2. process at or near Earth's surface eg severe coastal erosion, landslide, tsunami
- 3. high energy waves which occur during storms, or on steep beaches, with strong backwash which carries a lot of material back to the sea
- 4. physical or chemical breakdown of rocks into smaller pieces
- 6. material is deposited to make a new landform
- 7. reference six digit reference to a location on a map
- 11. which is read first on a map - northing or easting?
- 14. the rush of water up a beach after a wave breaks
- 15. vertical map reference