Coastal Processes Crossword Puzzle
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QUESTIONS LIST:
- erosion: the wearing away and removal of rock by the sea
- abrasion: where eroded rocks are hurdled against a cliff wearing it away
- attrition: where eroded rocks hit against each other becoming smoother and more rounded
- destructive: the type of wave where the backwash is more powerful than the swash
- constructive: the type of wave where the swash is more powerful than the backwash
- weathering: the breakdown of rock in place
- deposition: where sediment is dropped
- fetch: the distance over which a wave travels
- swash: where water rushes up a beach
- backwash: where water rushes down the beach due to gravity
- solution: where sea water dissolves certain types of rocks
