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Clues

  • high waves that have a stronger backwash than swash they erode the coast (11, 5)
  • low waves that have a stronger swash than backwash, they build beaches (12, 5)
  • the distance wind has travelled (5)
  • the movement of material up, down and along the coast. (14)
  • when the sea loses energy it drops any sediment it was carrying, depositing it. (10)
  • when water moves down the beach, pulling rocks and sediment into the sea (8)
  • when water moves up the beach, pushing rocks and sediment inland (5)

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