Waves Erosion -- Adriana García

1. Waves can also erode by ______
4. The energy in waves comes from _____ that blows across the water’s surface.
6. ______ are a part of the shore that sticks out into the ocean
8. A ______ forms when storm waves pile up large amounts of sand above sea level, forming a long narrow island parallel to the coast
9. Ordinary breezes can produce _____ in lakes or small ponds.
13. Large ocean waves are the ______ of powerful storms far out at sea.
14. When the wave hits land, the sediment wears away rock like _____
15. Left standing when a sea arch collapses
16. The energy from the wind is transferred to the _____
19. Waves are the major force of _____ along coasts.
20. An area of wave-washed sediment along a coast
21. A ______ is a long ridge of sand parallel to the shore
22. One way waves can erode is by

2. Formed when sea caves on either side of a headland join
3. Abrasion is the ____ away of rock by a grinding action
5. As waves come to shore, they gradually change ________
7. Over time waves can make small ______ in the rock larger
10. Are beaches that projects like a finger out into the water
11. Eventually waves cause pieces of rock to _____ off
12. Spits form as a result of _______ by longshore drift
17. Formed as waves hollow out the cliff
18. As waves repeatedly hit the beach, some of the beach sediment moves down the beach with the current