Coasts Crossword

This occurs when material being transported by the sea is dropped due to the sea losing energy
What is the break down of rock?
The forward motion of a wave going up the beach caused by wind
what occurs when the gravitational pull forces the waves back into the sea?
A calm wave type with less energy
A type of wave that causes erosion
When waves carry rocks and throw them at the cliff face
Rocks and pebbles within the sea hit each other and break down
What is the movement of sediment along the coast land
What are built to stop longshore drift?
When weak acids in the water react with certain rocks making it dissolve
Water from waves enters the cracks in the cliff face and compress
What is the predominant wind called?
What happens when boulders are dragged along the sea bed?
When a soluble material dissolves in the sea it creates a ...?
The movement of pebbles along the sea bed
The movement of sediment along the sea surface
A narrow piece of land that projects from a coastline into the sea
A narrow point of land projecting into the sea formed from deposition
The part of the land adjoining to the sea