Coasts

Name: ______________________   Date: ____________

Use the clues to fill in the crossword.

Across

  1. 1. A body of water cut off from a larger body by a reef of sand or coral (6)
  2. 4. A narrow depression (6)
  3. 5. The natural process of laying down a ___ of something (10)
  4. 7. Condition in which the earth's surface is worn away by the action of water and wind (7)
  5. 8. A narrow edge of land along the side of a road (4)
  6. 9. The action of ___ (5)
  7. 11. The movement or sound of water (5)

Down

  1. 2. The wearing down of rock particles by friction due to water or wind or ice (8)
  2. 3. Rolling swells on the sea (5)
  3. 6. The location in a range of mountains of a geological formation that is lower than the surrounding (5)
  4. 8. Sandy shore beside the sea (5)
  5. 10. The top or extreme point of something (5)
  6. 12. A narrow strip of land that juts out into the sea (4)