Coastlines Crossword Puzzle
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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
