Coastal Landforms II Crossword Puzzle

QUESTIONS LIST:

• headland : this forms from a section of a shoreline made of hard rock that resists erosion by ocean waves.
• cave : this is the first erosional feature to form when waves attack a headland.
• tunnel : this erosional feature forms when two caves meet from either side of a headland.
• arch : this erosional feature forms when a tunnel increases in size.
• stacks : this erosional feature is a pillar of rock that forms when an arch collapses.
• stump : this is the final, low-lying remnant of an eroded headland.
• wave cut platform : these flat, rocky remains of an original headland are evidence that the undercutting of a cliff has been completed.
• swash : this is the rush of water carried onto a beach by a breaking wave.
• backwash : this is the return of water into the ocean after it has after it has been forcefully pushed onto a beach by a wave.
• longshore drift : this is the movement of sediment along a beach caused by waves & currents.
• spit : this is a ling depositional feature of sediment created by longshore drift.
• tombolo : this is a sand ridge that connects an island to an island or an island to the mainland.
• groynes : these are artificial barriers that built into the ocean to stop the movement of sand off a beach by longshore drift.
• brackish : this is a mixture of fresh and salt water.
• estuary : this body of brackish water forms as a river meets the sea.
• ria : this is a long, flooded river valley that was created by land subsiding or sea levels rising.
• fjord : this is a deep glacial trough created when a glacier eroded a river valley to the ocean.