Geography - Coasts Crossword A wordsearch with various coastal geography terms 1.0 / 5 based on 1 rating ? GeographyCoastsOtherNone Created by: toomanypensCreated on: 02-05-14 20:58 Where rock pieces move against another rock and wear it away Abrasion 1 of 10 Where the sea has worn a hole right through a cliff so the cliff looks like a bridge. Arch 2 of 10 A man-made barrier built across a beach (from the back of the beach down into the sea). Groyne 3 of 10 Where an area of land sticks out into the sea. Usually made of hard rocks and have cliffs at their edges. Headland 4 of 10 A barrier or bank of sand or shingle built by the sea. Often partly across the mouth of an estuary. Spit 5 of 10 A lump of rock sticking out of the sea, usually near to the coast. Stack 6 of 10 the movement of material along a coast by waves which approach at an angle to the shore but recede directly away from it. Longshore drift 7 of 10 due to the action of water. In geography, a process of erosion whereby flowing water moves unconsolidated material due to forces of drag. Hydraulic action 8 of 10 a process of erosion where the collisions between parts of the load lead to comminution. Attrition 9 of 10 Another term for abrasion Corrasion 10 of 10
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