Coastlines Crossword Puzzle

QUESTIONS LIST:

• erosion: the wearing away of rock on the coastline
• tsunami : flooding caused by an earthquake shifting the seabed
• extreme weather : one of the causes of coastal flooding
• dune regeneration : planting in sand dunes to keep sand trapped
• beach nourishment: sand or shingle is placed on a beach to create a higher and wider beach
• gabions: cages of rocks providing a barrier between the sea and the land
• sea wall: concrete barriers built along the seafront to deflect waves back into the sea
• groynes: a rock or wooden structure built perpendicular to the coastline to limit the movement of sediment
• hard engineering: man made structures are built to stop long-shore drift
• soft engineering: natural processes are used to stop erosion and longshore drift
• long shore drift: the movement of sediment along the coastline
• sediment: material carried by the waves
• constructive wave: a wave that helps build up the beach
• destructive wave: a wave that removes sediment from the beach