Across
- 2. Large ocean waves are the result of powerful ______ far out at sea.
- 4. Waves are the major force of _____ along coasts.
- 6. One way waves can erode is by ____.
- 7. Large waves ____ rocks along the shore with great force.
- 10. Formed as waves hollow out the cliff:_____
- 14. Waves shape the coast through erosion by breaking down rock and transporting _____ (and other sediment)
- 15. an area of wave-washed sediment along a coast:______.
- 16. When the wave hits land, the sediment wears away rock like ______.
- 17. formed when sea caves on either side of a headland join:______
- 19. A _____ forms when storm waves pile up large amounts of sand above sea level, forming a long narrow island parallel to the coast.
Down
- 1. The energy in_______comes from wind that blows across the water’s surface.
- 3. As the wave moves towards shallow water, it picks up ______.
- 5. ______form as a result of deposition by longshore drift.
- 7. _____ are a part of the shore that sticks out into the ocean.
- 8. leftstanding when a sea arch collapses:_____.
- 9. A ______ is a long ridge of sand parallel to the shore.
- 11. Ordinary______ can produce waves in lakes or small ponds
- 12. As waves repeatedly hit the beach, some of the beach sediment moves down the beach with the current- called __________
- 13. Waves can also erode by _____.
- 18. Abrasion is the wearing away of ____ by a grinding action.