Coastal Landforms Crossword Puzzle

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WIND : This creates waves.
REFRACTION : This refers to the bending action of waves as they reach a shoreline so that they are almost parallel to the shoreline when they crash upon the beach.
WAVE OF OSCILLATION : This is a type of deep-water wave where individual water molecules move in closed, circular or vertical orbits, rather than travelling forward with the wave.
ABRASION : This is the wearing down of rocks by the abrasive action of sediment such as sand.
UNDERCUTTING : This is erosional action that occurs at the base of a cliff – at the water line & below.
ATTRITION : This is when pebbles & rocks strike together, breaking them into smaller pieces.
DESTRUCTIVE : These waves hit a beach with great force, causing much sand to be dragged back into the ocean by backwash.
BAY : This forms in a shoreline because the softer rock in that area erodes away due to continuous wave action.
CORRASION : This is another term for abrasion.
CONSTRUCTIVE : These waves break far from shore and build the beach by adding sand to it.
CORROSION : This is the dissolving of minerals by water.
SPILLING : This is another name for a constructive wave.
WAVE : This is a surface disturbance that moves energy through a body of water.
TROUGH : This is the lowest point or deepest valley of a wave.
PLUNGING : This is another name for a destructive wave.
CREST : This is the highest point or peak of a wave.
HYDRAULIC : This kind of action involves wind-generated waves hitting a shoreline, driving water into cracks in the rock, causing the cracks to widen & break the rocks apart.

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QUESTIONS LIST:

wind : this creates waves.
refraction : this refers to the bending action of waves as they reach a shoreline so that they are almost parallel to the shoreline when they crash upon the beach.
wave of oscillation : this is a type of deep-water wave where individual water molecules move in closed, circular or vertical orbits, rather than travelling forward with the wave.
abrasion : this is the wearing down of rocks by the abrasive action of sediment such as sand.
undercutting : this is erosional action that occurs at the base of a cliff – at the water line & below.
attrition : this is when pebbles & rocks strike together, breaking them into smaller pieces.
destructive : these waves hit a beach with great force, causing much sand to be dragged back into the ocean by backwash.
bay : this forms in a shoreline because the softer rock in that area erodes away due to continuous wave action.
corrasion : this is another term for abrasion.
constructive : these waves break far from shore and build the beach by adding sand to it.
corrosion : this is the dissolving of minerals by water.
spilling : this is another name for a constructive wave.
wave : this is a surface disturbance that moves energy through a body of water.
trough : this is the lowest point or deepest valley of a wave.
plunging : this is another name for a destructive wave.
crest : this is the highest point or peak of a wave.
hydraulic : this kind of action involves wind-generated waves hitting a shoreline, driving water into cracks in the rock, causing the cracks to widen & break the rocks apart.