Wave Erosion-Valeria

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Across
  1. 3. __________ is the wearing away of rock by a grinding action.
  2. 4. A _________ is a long ridge of sand parallel to the shore.
  3. 6. A _____ is formed when sea caves on either side of a headland join.
  4. 7. The ______ in waves comes from wind that blows across the water's surface.
  5. 10. A _______ is formed as waves hollow out the cliff.
  6. 12. _____ are the result of powerful storms far out at sea.
  7. 14. _____ is a beach that projects like a finger out into the water
  8. 15. Spits form as a result of _________ by longshore drift.
Down
  1. 1. __________ can produce waves in lakes or small ponds.
  2. 2. as waves repeatedly hit the beach, some of the beach sediment moves down the beach with the current called _______________.
  3. 5. A ___________ forms when storm waves pile up large amounts of sand above sea level, forming a long narrow island parallel to the coast
  4. 8. ______ are a part of the shore that sticks out into the ocean.
  5. 9. ______ are the major force of erosion along coasts.
  6. 11. Waves shape the coast through ______ by breaking down rock and transporting sand.
  7. 13. ______ is an area of wave-washed sediment along a coast.