Across
- 1. An opening in the roof of a cave through which water is forced by the action of waves.
- 4. Formed when weak rocks on a headland are eroded.
- 7. The variation of wind directions and ocean currents according to the seasons.
- 8. Waves, Waves that carry and deposit sand and other materials.
- 11. Dredgr, A dredge that obtains material eg sand by sucking it up.
- 13. A spit joining two land areas.
- 14. Something that can be used by people.
- 16. A ridge of sand on the beach
Down
- 1. A protective barrier built out from the coastline to reduce the effect of waves on the water in a harbor.
- 2. Land jutting out into the sea usually at the end of a bay.
- 3. Waves, Large waves that carry sand and other material away in the backwash.
- 5. The process of putting back something natural (eg sand) that has been lost.
- 6. Drift, The movement of sand and other materials along a beach.
- 7. Formed when erosion causes the rock supporting an arch to collapse.
- 9. A steep rocky slope formed by waves eroding the rock face.
- 10. Wearing away of the Earth's surface by agents such as wind, water and human activity.
- 12. A structure built at a right angle to the coastline and designed to stop sand from being washed away from the beach.
- 15. Occurs when sand on either side of a headland are eroded further and join up to form one opening.