Physical Geography

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Across
  1. 6. Dropping or settling of sediments
  2. 8. Process where rocks are continuously formed and changed
  3. 12. Molten rock on Earth’s surface
  4. 14. Molten rock below Earth’s surface
  5. 15. Plates move apart
  6. 17. Flat region rich in farming land
  7. 19. Old, rounded mountains in eastern Canada
  8. 20. Movement of rock and soil by wind, water, ice, or gravity
  9. 22. Remains of living things found in sedimentary rock
  10. 23. Distance from the equator affecting temperature
  11. 24. A mass of ice that moves and sculpts the land
Down
  1. 1. Plates slide past each other
  2. 2. The age of mammals and modern continents
  3. 3. Scraping of rock against rock
  4. 4. Rock changed by heat and pressure
  5. 5. One plate sinks beneath another
  6. 7. Higher altitude = cooler temperatures
  7. 9. Oldest and most eroded landform region in Canada
  8. 10. Mountains affecting rainfall patterns
  9. 11. The hot, flowing layer beneath Earth’s crust
  10. 13. Earth’s thin, outermost layer
  11. 16. Wide volcano with gentle slopes
  12. 18. A supercontinent where all landmasses were once connected
  13. 21. Small, steep volcano made of volcanic fragments