The Sea Worksheet

The power of water as it crashes against the coast
A large curved opening into the coast
A piece of land sticking out into the sea
erosion of the coastline by the stones that are hurled against it by the waves
air becomes trapped in rock cracks by incoming waves. the pressure of the air can shatter the rock
Stones carried by waves are themselves worn down.
a high rock face that slopes very steeply up from the shore
A large hole or tunnel at the foot o a cliff
a natural archway in a rocky headland
a pillar of rock sticking out of the sea near the coast
a hole which joins the roof of a cave with the surface above
Pebbles and stones
Incoming waves
retreating waves
Low walls built out into the sea to stop the move of longshore drift
a gently sloping area of sand or shingle that occurs between high and low tide levels
Large mound of sand at the back of a beach
it has deep roots to bind the sand and prevent it from being blown inland
A narrow ridge of sand or shingle. One end juts out into the sea, while the other is connected to the land
a narrow ridge of sand or shingle which seals off the mouth of a bay
a narrow ridge of sand or shingle which joins an offshore island to the mainland