Constructive and Destructive Forces
Across
- 4. time.
- 5. The idea that Earth's continents slowly move across the surface over a
- 10. The movement of weathered rock and soil from one place to another
- 11. Natural processes that break down or wear away Earth's surface
- 12. A landform made from sediment dropped by a river as it flows into an ocean or lake.
- 13. The breaking down of rocks into smaller pieces by wind, water, ice, or plants.
Down
- 1. When wind, water, or ice leaves behind the rock and soil it was carrying.
- 2. A crack in Earth's crust where rocks have moved during an earthquake.
- 3. Natural processes that build up Earth's surface
- 6. The idea that Earth's surface is made of big pieces (plates) that move slowly over time.
- 7. When two tectonic plates push together
- 8. Small pieces of rock, sand, or dirt that are moved by wind or water and can pile up.
- 9. When two tectonic plates move away from each other