This printable crossword puzzle on the topic of Physical Geography has 23 clues. Answers range from 3 to 15 letters long. This crossword is also available to download as a Microsoft Word document or a PDF.
Waves with stronger swash
Waves with a weaker swash
Distance of sea the wave has travelled across
Forces air into cracks, compresses it and blows the rock apart as the pressure is released.
Rocks and air smash into each other, wearing eachother away
Rocks and pebbles thrown against cliffs, eroding them in the process
Chemicals disolve minerals in the rock
Chemicals disolve minerals in the rock (Alternate term)
Rocks and pebbles thrown against cliffs, eroding them in the process (Alternate Term)
The gently sloping land at the foot of the retreating cliff
Formed through differential erosion, where there are bands of soft and hard rock
Formed through differential erosion, the quicker erosion of softer rock leaves this behind
Lines of weakness on headlands which were enlarged through processes of erosion
Formed when a cave gets cut through to the opposite side of a headland
Formed when an arch can no longer support the weight of the rock in the overhang, causing it to collapse.
Left behind after a stack has been eroded
Formed through the build-up of wave deposited material between the low and high water marks on a coastline.
When swash carries material up the beach at an angle but the backwash carries material down the beach at 90°
Formed where there is a change in direction of the coastline
Sheltered area where silt is deposited behind the spit
Form across bays or gaps in the coastline
The area cut off by the bar is called
Formed where a spit connects to an offshore island