Coasts Crossword

The force of the water breaks rock particles away from the river channel.
The breaking down of rock due to chemical weathering.
Large vertical rock pillars.
Where the rocks have been undercut and the cliff retreats, leaving a long, flat rock platform.
A beach formed by longshore drift that projects out into the water.
A narrow piece of land that projects from a coastline into the sea. Made from hard rock.
Wooden or concrete barriers at right angles to the beach to stop longshore drift.
Large rocks placed on the beach or shore to absorb wave energy.
Artificial placement of sand on a beach.
Allowing low lying areas of low land value along the coast to be flooded in a controlled way.
Steel mesh cages filled with small rocks, absorb wave energy.
Naturally formed chasms in the rock.
The grinding away of rock by other rock particles carried in water.
A low wave that deposits material after it breaks, building up the beach. Swash is stronger than backwash.
The lateral movement of sediment due to a current.