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Coastal Processes

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Across
1.Rocks are weakened by being chemically attacked and mechanically broken down.
2.The movement downslope of rock fragments and soil under the influence of gravity. (2 Words)
4.A spit resulting from longshore drift which joins an offshore island to the mainland.
5.A hill or ridge of sand accumulated or sorted by wind action. (2 Words)
8.A bay totally or partially enclosed by a spit or reef running across its entrance.
10.The force of the water within a steam or river. (2 Words)
13.Processes occurring on land, at the Earth’s surface, as opposed to underwater or underground.
16.The wearing away of particles of debris by the action of other particles, such as beach pebbles.
17.Rock layers run parallel to the coast.
18.Rock layers are perpendicular (90°) to the coast.
Down
1.The flat rocky area left behind when waves erode a cliff away. (2 Words)
3.The movement of sand and shingle along the coast. (2 Words)
6.The water which rolls back into the sea from a wave.
7.An oval shaped by with a narrow opening to the sea.
9.An indentation cut into a sea cliff at water level by wave action. (2 Words)
11.The part of a cliff above the reach of waves which is unaffected by wave action.
12.The process of wearing away and breaking down rocks.
13.A ridge of sand running away from the coast, usually with a curved seaward end.
14.An accumulation of sediment below the water which may be exposed at low tide. Normally runs parallel to the coast and can extend across a bay or estuary.
15.The length of water the wind blows over.

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