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| Pregunta | Respuesta |
| FETCH | Distance a way has traveled. |
| SWASH | A wave washing up a beach |
| BACKWASH | when a wave travels back down a beach towards the sea. |
| ABRASION | When the sand and rock in a wave grinds down a cliff |
| ATTRITION | When rocks and pebbles are broken down due to waves causing them to smash into each other |
| DEPOSITION | occurs when constructive waves enter an area of shallow water or a sheltered area and where there is longshore drift |
| TOMBOLO | A stretch of beach material that connects an island to the mainland, formed by deposition |
| SOLUTION | Acids contained in sea water will dissolve some types of rock such as chalk or limestone |
| WEATHERING | Gradual breakdown of rocks due to weather effects |
| EROSION | Rock and soil is broken away by wind, waves or water. |
| LONGSHORE DRIFT | A tide or current that flows along the coast, taking material with it. |
| SPIT | A stretch of beach at one end of the coastline caused by waves depositing materials |
| SUSTAINABLE | Doing something in a way that minimises the damage done to the environment and avoids using up natural resources. |
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