Across
- 6. large hole at the base of a sea cliff
- 7. small body of water separated from the sea by a low, narrow strip of land
- 10. movement of sand by jumps
- 12. similar to transverse dunes but they lie parallel to wind's direction
- 14. crescent-shaped dune, open side faces away from wind
- 15. narrow, deep bay with steep walls formed from glacial valleys
- 17. area of of the shoreline made up of deposited sediment
- 18. raised section of the beach
- 20. sand deposited offshore in an underwater ridge
- 21. coastline when sea level falls or land rises
- 22. when waves cut completely through a headland
- 23. beach deposits the connect an offshore island to the mainland
- 24. rock that is pitted, grooved, or polished by wind abrasion
Down
- 1. mound of wind-deposited sand
- 2. U-shaped dune formed when plants anchor edges of barchan dunes and invert their shape
- 3. high, steep formation of rock that extends from shore into the water
- 4. fine-grained yellowish sediments of rock deposited by wind
- 5. current that travels near and parallel to the shoreline
- 8. long, narrow deposit of sand connected at one end to the shore
- 9. offshore columns of rock
- 11. wavelike dune in long ridges
- 13. fine, dry soil is blown away
- 16. coastline formed when sea level rises or land sinks
- 19. long ridge of sand or narrow island that lies parallel to shore